Better Internet for Kids

This document sets out the strategy for the  National Media and Infocommunications Authority  for the period 2023-2026 and sets out the following strategic road map: 

Hungary’s Public Education Strategy 2021 - 2030 (Köznevelési stratégia 2021 - 2030) highlights the development of teachers’ digital competence as a priority and recommends more intensive and targeted training of teachers at all education levels.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for implementation: Ministry of Education, Educational Authority

Under Iceland's Media Act No 38/2011, the Media Commission is given responsibility for promoting media literacy and protecting children from harmful content online or in the media, including potentially harmful commercial content such as content promoting harmful substances (Article 28) and protecting children against inappropriate advertisements and online shopping (Article 38).
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for implementation: The Icelandic Media Commission.

 

In Iceland, the National Youth Act no. 70/2007 states that local governments should actively pursue the foundation of local youth councils occupied by young people. These local youth councils do not have the capacity to affect national youth policy directly. Still, they can, through cooperation, usually in the form of meetings and conferences with local authorities and/or between themselves, impact local youth policies and influence the dialogue nationally.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

This report provides a summary of the government's main actions in the period 2021 to 2023 to combat gender-based violence, reforms in the handling of sexual offences in the justice system and the strengthening of prevention and education against sexual and gender-based violence and harassment. These included  reviewing and amending legislation, with action plans in the form of Parliamentary Resolutions, with increased budget appropriations earmarked for these issues, for example, to the police, and grants to various organisations working on these issues.

In April 2022, the Children's Ombudsman, the Media Committee and Personal Data Protection  issued new guidelines for parents, guardians and staff in school and after-school activities concerning the internet, social media and children. The Guidelines contain the following three elements: 

The Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Act 2022 amends the Broadcasting Act 2009 to provide for the establishment of Coimisiún na Meán amongst other things. The Act empowers the Online Safety Commissioner, as part of the wider Coimisiún na Meán, to hold designated online services to account through binding online safety codes. 
(Source: Coimisiún na Meán).

Entities responsible for implementation: Government of Ireland.

 

"Young Ireland is the new policy framework for children and young people aged 0-24. It covers the period from 2023-2028, and envisages an Ireland in which all children and young people can fully access their rights. It is focused on tackling the biggest challenges that affect children and young people in Ireland today, and setting up robust structures so children’s rights are foremost whenever we make decisions affecting the lives of children and young people.
(Source: https://www.gov.ie/)

On 21 October 2024, Coimisiún na Meán published and adopted its first Online Safety Code, following extensive public and stakeholder consultation, as well as engagement with its recently established Youth Advisory Committee. The code applies binding obligations to designated video-sharing platform services and gives practical effect to the requirements as set out in Article 28b of Directive 2018/1808/EU (revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive).

This guidance provides information on how to correctly label content that a user may produce or share on behalf of a brand on  social media channels. It is intended to assist users to comply with consumer protection law and the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing Communications. This guidance has been jointly developed by the CCPC and the ASAI.
(Souce: CCPC).