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Act No. 264/2022 Coll. on Media Services and on Amendments to Certain Acts
This law establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for broadcasting, on-demand audiovisual services, retransmission, multiplex providers, video-sharing platforms, and other media service providers in Slovakia. It sets out rules governing content moderation, age verification, and the oversight role of a new independent regulator (the Council for Media Services), strengthening consumer protection and public interest safeguards.
Entities responsible for implementation: Council for Media Services
Act on Media Services
"Law on Media Services" (Zákon o mediálnych službách). It regulates the rights and obligations of various content providers, including broadcasters, retransmitters, video-on-demand services, and video-sharing platforms. It also introduces duties related to the protection of minors.
Entities responsible for implementation: The Council for Media Services, and the Ministerstvo kultúry (Ministry of Culture)
Act Relating to the Protection of Minors Against Harmful Audiovisual Programmes
The 2015 Act relating to the protection of minors against harmful audiovisual programmes introduces a platform-independent approach, whereby provisions regarding the protection of minors are unified in one Act regardless of platform. The same protection tools will apply to all platforms (within the scope of the Act).
The Act applies to the communication of audiovisual programmes and connected material to the general public through:
• (Linear) television
• On-demand audiovisual media services
Podcast: “Everyone else is thinner than me”
Research shows that children and young people that spend a lot of time on social media are more often dissatisfied with their bodies than others. Comparisons and exposure to unrealistic body ideals is one part of it, and algorithms and “rabbit holes” is another. In this podcast episode of the Swedish podcast “Ätstörningspodden” (The eating disorder podcast) these issues, and how adults can help children navigate in this, are examined with an analyst from The Swedish Agency for the Media.
“Can beauty ideals online harm my child?”
The issue of beauty ideals online and their impact on children and young people is complex. Research shows that exposure to beauty and body ideals on social media can lead to a poorer body image—to varying degrees. Research also shows that children (age 10-18) that spend a lot of time on social media tend to be more unhappy with their bodies and suffer from eating disorders to a greater extent than others in their age. In this short parental guide you can read more about the risks and get seven tips on how to talk to your child and give support.
”Check the Game”
“Check the Game” (Swe: Kolla spelet.se) is a guide to games that are popular among children and youth. The website describes how the games function and if there are risks within the games that adults need to be aware of. The guide is aimed for parents and other adults that work with children and gaming.
Brochure "World of YouTube”
Brochure for teachers and educators who conduct classes about various aspects of YouTube, such as: how youth is using this platform, who are the YouTubers, YouTube as a source of knowledge. Brochure contains four lesson’s scenarios based on interesting YouTube phenomena.
Leaflet "What my child is doing on YouTube?”
Leaflet is dedicated for parents. It contains the most important information about children’s favorite video platform, YouTube – its opportunities and threats.
How to protect my child from viewing inappropriate and harmful internet content?
Sometimes parents don’t realize that their child have access to online content from his/her device (family device) which is not considered as “family friendly” or “made for kids” and can be inappropriate to his age – violent abusive or sexually explicit. Child can face harmful content accidentally – surfing on the internet, watching videos or checking social media, searching seen or heard keywords by curiosity or receiving from friends or schoolmates direct links to the content that confuses, scares or upsets the child.
Athena and her new tablet
An e-book that help children learn about cyber-hygiene and the risk of online addiction.
