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Verbatim report of proceedings
Monday, 19 November 2012 - Strasbourg OJ edition

Protecting children in the digital world (short presentation)
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  Louis Grech (S&D), in writing. – In contemporary society, young Europeans are spending more and more of their time in the digital sphere, both on the internet as well as watching television. Most young people highlight the positive opportunities offered by the internet, which they say are satisfactory, however there remain large numbers of inexperienced and naive web surfers, among whom minors, who when navigating lack certain awareness, protection and control. While parental control has, in many cases, proven to be a useful tool, it remains only partially effective on the internet and on electronic commutation networks. Similarly, across the European Union, Member States have continued to work to eliminate such gaps in protection and control for minors and have produced laws and have encouraged self-regulation. EU funding has paved the way for tools such as the Safer Internet Programme now well established in all the countries of the Union. In spite of this, Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union argues that policies for children are holistic. The importance of safeguarding minors should be at the very top of our priority list and thus I believe a broader framework directive is needed to encourage closer coordination between Member States and the EU.

 
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