Better Internet for Kids

This Act provides for the obligations and functions of state and local government agencies and the officials thereof, legal persons in public and private law and natural persons upon ensuring the rights and well-being of children, the organisation of child protection, the prohibitions and restrictions established for persons working with children, the principles of treatment of children, the principles of treatment of children in need of assistance, children in danger and children separated from family, the state supervision over compliance with this Act and the liability for violation of t

The Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) is a tool developed by  by Considerati and Leiden University on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK). The tool provides a structured assessment tool for companies and public bodies to evaluate how their digital products or services may impact children’s rights, helping to anticipate risks and design mitigations. The resource is part of a broader toolbox, alongside a planned “Children’s Rights Seal”, which is targeted at strengthening the protection of children in the digital domain.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the preparation of the legislation on child welfare and for the general steering of child welfare services. The Child Welfare Act safeguards children’s rights and provisions on child welfare are laid down in the Child Welfare Act. Provisions on the rights of children are laid down in the Constitution of Finland. Furthermore, the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are also binding on Finland.

The French President inaugurated the Children Online Protection Lab in November 2022 following the launch of the Call to stand up for children’s rights in the digital environment and the Declaration on the rights of the child in the digital environment adopted in March 2022. This international initiative aims to bring together governments, tech companies, academic experts and civil society actors to share expertise and best practices and test innovative solutions to protect children online more effectively.

This policy framework sets a plan for children in Malta by expanding children’s rights and guaranteeing the best interests of the child. Based on four priorities, the policy aims to promote a safer digital space and child participation. A feedback section is available for children to submit their ideas. A public consultation on the framework was launched in 2023. 
(Source: https://socialsecurity.gov.mt/).

Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying is Ireland’s national strategy to prevent and address bullying in schools through a whole-education approach that promotes wellbeing, inclusion and student participation across all schools. The action plan provides a collective vision and clear roadmap for how the whole education community and society can work together to prevent and address bullying in Irish schools.

Commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, together with Waag technology & society, the Centre for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) of Leiden University has produced the code after consulting with children, designers, tech developers and other experts.  The Code for Children's Rights enshrines ten principles to guide developers and designers when developing digital services for children. The code builds on laws and regulations to ensure that the design process prioritises the best interests of the child, transparency and privacy.

The Code of Advertising Practice is a self-regulatory code establishing ethical standards for commercial communications in Romania, ensuring honesty, legal compliance, decency, and consumer protection across all advertising media.

(Source: RAC)

Entities responsible for implementation: Romanian Advertising Council (RAC)

In Austria - as in almost all European countries - there is a dual system for the restriction of advertising, consisting, on the one hand, of legal regulations and, on the other hand, of self-restriction guidelines. The code of ethics of the advertising industry represents a core part of the Austrian system for the protection of consumers against the misuse of advertising. Self-disciplinary mechanisms of the advertising industry serve to monitor and correct aberrations and undesirable developments in advance of and at the margins of the legal provisions.

The Code of Good Practice on Detailed Rules for the Protection of Minors in Audiovisual On‑Demand Media Services establishes detailed technical and organizational measures that audiovisual on-demand media service providers must implement to protect minors from harmful content such as violence and pornography. The Code of Good Practice was developed by the IAB Polska Legal Group in conjunction with the National Broadcasting Council and the Ministry of Administration and Digitization.