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Safer Internet Day (SID) 2026
Guidelines – Age Classification of Audiovisual Programmes
The "Guidelines – Age Classification of Audiovisual Programmes" by Medietilsynet (Norwegian Media Authority) outline the process for classifying audiovisual programmes to protect minors from harmful content. Mandated by the Audiovisual Programme Act, all programmes made available to the general public, with specific exemptions, require an age limit. The assessment considers a programme's assumed impact on various age groups, evaluating its expression (e.g., mood, characters) and content (e.g., violence, sexuality, difficult themes).
Report of the Committee of Experts for the Development of a Safe Digital Environment for Youth and Children
This report was developed by a multidisciplinary group of 50 independent experts to document the best practices, risks, and dangers that children and adolescents face online. The report addresses key issues such as the impact of the digital environment on mental and physical health, the risks of consuming inappropriate content like pornography, and the importance of education and family involvement. It also highlights the role of digital literacy and proposes a roadmap of measures for public administrations to ensure the integral development of youth and children.
State Strategy for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (2023–2030)
The State Strategy for the Rights of Children and Adolescence (2023-2030) refers to the right of children and adolescents to participate in decisions that affect them, in the creation of safe spaces and to ask for help, learning to participate critically and actively in society. In September 2021, the State Council for the Participation of Children and Adolescents was created in line with the demand of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
(Source: Spain - Policy monitor country profile, 2025).
National Strategy on the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment
"The issue of protecting children in the digital space, as well as the development of threats and their nature, are very dynamic and rapidly changing phenomena. For this reason, it is therefore necessary to apply a coordinated, consistent and clear approach when solving the concept, as well as an adequate political and institutional support. The national concept for the protection of children in the digital space is developed for the period 2020-2025.
Media Services Act
Estonia’s Media Services Act transposes into Estonian law the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive. According to the Act, the scope of application of the Media Services Act also includes video-sharing platforms and social media channels, such as YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion. In order to provide a service, it is necessary to submit a notice of economic activities to the register of economic activities and to set out the procedure for blocking illegal content in the terms and conditions. In particular, Art.
A safer digital world for children: How the DSA is transforming online safety in the European Union
The Child Protection Act
The Child Protection Act (CPA) is the main specialised act in the Bulgarian legislative system that regulates the state policy concerning children at risk. It governs the rights, principles and measures for the protection of the child, the responsible bodies and their interaction in exercising child protection activities. The state protects and guarantees the fundamental rights of the child in all spheres of public life for all children. The philosophy of the law is rooted in the understanding that the family is the best environment for raising and development of every child.
National Strategy for Children's Rights 2021-2024
The National Strategy for Children's Rights 2021-2024 (Estratégia Nacional para os Direitos das Crianças 2021-2024) has five priorities: promote well-being and equal opportunities; support families and parents; facilitate access to information and youth participation; prevent violence against children and young people; enhance scientific knowledge and raise awareness on children’s rights.
(Source: www.cnpdpcj.gov.pt/).
Media Council for Children and Young People's Ethical Guidelines
The purpose of the Media Council for Children and Young People's ethical guidelines is to secure children's rights in the digital environment. The guidelines are about the measures that digital services must take if they want to comply with children's rights. It is based on existing challenges for children's rights on digital media:
