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ePrivacy Directive: Directive on privacy and electronic communications
The Directive makes sure that all users, including children, can use electronic communications in a confidential way and that their devices are protected. The Commission proposed a new Regulation on ePrivacy (see below under legislative proposals) to modernise the current Directive and provide more legal certainty for all users.
(Source: EC Compendium of BIK-related legislation).
General Product Safety Directive Directive 2001/95/on general product safety
This law means that non-food products sold in the EU must be safe. Countries can quickly alert each other about dangerous products.
In 2021, the European Commission proposed an update to strengthen existing rules. The proposal mentions the risks of products not made for children but that look like something appealing to children or meant for children – like sweets or toys. Safety would also apply to products based on new technologies like Artificial Intelligence that can affect people’s mental health and children’s healthy development.
Guide to Social Networking Security
The aim of this guidance is to inform children over 13 about cybersecurity and reporting mechanisms in social media, addressing privacy and security settings. They also provide details of relevant agencies to contact in dealing with cases of online violence, harm, or problems with safety and security.
(Source: Guide).
Entities responsible for implementation: Latvian Internet Centre / Latvijas Drošāka Interneta Centrs.
Human Rights Framework
The Human Rights Framework addresses human rights education and global citizenship in schools by providing thematic activities for different school years related to the historical background, characteristics, and applicability of human rights. Multiple topics are included, such as justice, civil and political rights, collective rights, and international cooperation.
(Source: Human Rights Framework).
Entities responsible for implementation: National Team for Citizenship Education / Equipa Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania.
Law 71/2017
In Italy, Law 71 of 2017 was established to combat cyberbullying in all its manifestations. Law 71 gives the Ministry of Education the task of coordinating an inter-ministerial table that creates an action plan for activities against cyberbullying every two years. The measure outlines a strategic approach to online bullying while focusing on preventive measures.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).
Entities responsible for implementation: Italian Government / Governo Italiano.
National Strategy "Protected Children, Safe Romania" 2023-2027
The national strategy for the protection and promotion of children's rights 2023-2027 "Protected children, safe Romania" was developed based on a close collaboration process between the National Authority for the Protection of Children's Rights and Adoption (ANPDCA) and line ministries, public institutions responsible for the implementation policies in the field of protection and promotion of children's rights, representative organizations of children and students, non-governmental organizations that provide support services for children, as well as international organizations active in the
School Without Bullying. School Without Violence
Without Bullying. School Without Violence"" aims to combat and prevent bullying, cyberbullying, and other types of violence. The plan is implemented in schools in Portugal through intervention mechanisms and educational projects articulated with the curriculum of each school, meeting the needs diagnosed by education professionals.
(Source: www.sembullyingsemviolencia.edu.gov.pt/).
Entities responsible for implementation: Directorate-General for Education / Direção-Geral da Educação.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Act (2018:1197)
On 1st of January 2020 the UNCRC was officially incorporated in the Swedish legislation (The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Act (2018:1197)). Incorporation of the CRC gives it the status of Swedish law, entailing a clearer obligation on courts and legal practitioners to consider the rights that follow from the CRC in deliberations and assessments that are part of decision-making processes in cases and matters concerning children.
(Source: https://www.informationsverige.se/).
UCPD: Unfair Commercial Practices Directive Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market
The Directive regulates business practices that are unfair, misleading or aggressive. It aims to increase consumers’ trust and confidence while shopping offline and online. It explicitly says that children cannot be encouraged directly to buy things or persuade their parents or other adults to buy advertised products for them (‘pester power’). Such encouragement is an unfair commercial practice in all cases. In order to help businesses comply, the European Commission published guidelines in 2021. The guidelines have specific sections on social media marketing, and on influencers.
