Better Internet for Kids

The Ombudsman for Children is an independent body that monitors the coordination of the laws and other regulations in the Republic of Croatia, concerned with the protection of the rights and interests of children, with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other international documents concerned with the protection of the rights and interests of children.

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.

 

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).

Under this Ordinance, the Swedish Agency for the Media is tasked by the government to work for freedom of expression, media and information literacy and the possibilities for media diversity and accessibility within its area of ​​operation. The authority must also work to strengthen children and young people as conscious media users, make use of their experiences and work to protect children from harmful media influence. The Swedish Agency for the Media is also tasked to follow and analyse the development of children’s and young people’s media usage.
(Source: Sveriges Riksdag).

The law aimed at combating school bullying has created a new offence in the penal code which is the offence of school bullying, punishable by article 222-33-2-3 of the penal code.  Forms of school bullying are  in this way treated as acts of moral harassment committed against a student. For the offence to be constituted, it is necessary to demonstrate repeated actions. The offence is also constituted when words or behaviours are imposed on the same victim by several perpetrators. These acts may be done in a concerted manner or at the instigation of one of them.

The mission of the Media Literacy+ platform is to create a constructive environment for organizations and institutions, as well as for professionals active in the field of media literacy in Slovakia, with the aim of emphasizing the need and necessity of developing media literacy of all age groups of the population.

This Policy Decree adapts the basic decree on media education further to develop digitisation and digital skills in the curriculum. 
(Source: Policy Decree).

Entities responsible for implementation:
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research/Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung

Portugal’s Action Plan for Digital Transition, approved by the Council of Ministers Resolution 30/2020, implements the national strategy for the digital transition, aiming at digitalisation in private and public spheres.
(Source: Action Plan).

Entities responsible for implementation: Portugal Digital Mission Structure / Estrutura de Missão Portugal Digital.

The Portuguese Charter of Human Rights in the Digital Era enshrines human rights and freedoms in the digital environment in a national charter, determining rights and duties related to online conduct, freedom of expression, internet use, disinformation, data privacy, and other topics. The Charter was approved by Law no. 27/2021, of 17 May, 2021.
(Source: Charter).

Entities responsible for implementation: Portuguese Parliament / Assembleia da República Portuguesa.

Article 176º of the Portuguese Penal Code describes the crime related to pornography of minors, including the grooming of minors, production, distribution, and dissemination of media material, in addition to other actions considered under the law. Article 193° prohibits sharing images or other digital material without consent.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for implementation: Council of Ministers / Conselho de Ministros.