Better Internet for Kids

The Creative Competition, a thematic initiative led by the Office of the Commissioner for Children, accepts submissions from children aged 5-16 on children’s rights. Children can participate by sending short stories, poetry, and visual art (drawing, photo, painting).
(Source: Office of the Commissioner for Children).

Entities responsible for implementation: Office of the Commissioner for Children.

Relevant sections of the Criminal Code cover various aspects on online child sexual abuse and exploitation, namely, Distribution of a sexually obscene image (Section 18), Aggravated distribution of a sexually obscene image depicting a child (Section 18a), Illegal display or distribution of an audiovisual programme to a minor (Section 18b), Possession of a sexually obscene image depicting a child (Section 18c), Sexually obscene marketing  Section 20).
(Source: Criminal Code)

Entities responsible for implementation: Finnish Ministry of Justice.

The Curriculum Guidelines for ICT is an instrument designed to articulate digital skills and ICT as a cross-cutting area in the national curriculum (1st school cycle). This instrument clarifies how to develop digital skills, guide kids to access and use online services, online research, and effectively communicate using digital resources.
(Source: Guidelines).

Entities responsible for implementation: Directorate-General for Education / Direção-Geral da Educação.

The Danish Media Agreement is an agreement between government parties and relevant media entities for the period 2022 to 2025. It governs the financing of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) and other media outlets, with the aim of ensuring a redistribution of media support, allowing Danes to access relevant content at both the local and national levels. The agreement focuses on democratic dialogue, strengthening local and regional journalism, and media independence.

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – AEPD) introduced an age verification system in December 2023 to ensure that any person accessing adult content is authorised to do so. This is in line with the General Law on Audiovisual Communication (Spanish Law 13/2022), which obliges video-sharing platforms to set up age verification systems for content that could be harmful to minors.

The cross-curricular topic Use of information and communication technology includes effective, appropriate, timely, responsible and creative use of information and communication technology in all subjects, areas and at all levels of education. Information and communication technology is close to children and young people and they accept it with ease. Posting and sharing content, adding their own works, comments and links, searching for information and serving various sources are ways in which they participate in the community and fulfill their informational, social and cultural needs.

The Decree-Law 20-B/2024 implements the Digital Services Act at the national level, nominating the National Communications Authority (ANACOM) to coordinate digital services in Portugal as the national regulatory authority.
(Source: Decree-Law).

Entities responsible for implementation: National Communications Authority / Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações.

This Decree-Law implements Directive 2000/31/EC on information society services. Articles 13.º, 19.º-A and 19.º-B provide obligations regarding removal of illegal content, in particular child pornography or sexual exploitation, hate speech, or violence.
(Source: Decree-Law).

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

Digital Spain 2026 is the roadmap for the digital transformation of the country, an ambitious strategy to take full advantage of new technologies and achieve more intense and sustained economic growth, rich in quality employment, with greater productivity and contributing to social and territorial cohesion, bringing prosperity and well-being to all citizens throughout the territory.

The Digital Austria Act establishes a digital work programme with 117 measures and 35 principles for digitalisation in the country. It encompasses an analysis of law suitability for digital processes, public administrative reforms, and adaptation to technologies. Moreover, it is based on a digital accessibility principle that includes the entire population, especially people with disabilities
(Source: Website).