Draft new child protection laws require mobile phone, tablet, PC and television manufacturers to include a parental control tool by default in their operating systems.
European governments are very aware that current regulations need to be updated to protect minors from all the risks found on the Internet and, therefore, after Italy first approved a new regulation that seeks to prevent Children and teenagers may access inappropriate contentNow it’s Spain’s turn.
Thus, the Cabinet approved the new organic law for the protection of minors in the digital environment and one of the main measures to include it is the obligation of mobile phone brands. By default, your device includes a parental control tool.
Mandatory parental controls on mobile phones and tablets, being at least 16 years old to register on a social network and more
Yesterday the Spanish government Published in BOE The draft of the new law for the protection of minors, a regulation loaded with new features, among which we must highlight the obligations imposed on manufacturers of smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Include a parental control tool natively in their operating system which can be configured after turning on the device for the first time.
But this new Child Protection Act is not the only measure, as it Raises the minimum age to access and register a social network from 14 to 16 and prohibits minors from accessing digital environments that use Random reward mechanism like Lootbox or Loot BoxWhich is present in the variety of games that offer Virtual prizes and awards.
Similarly, the Cabinet has approved a new law on protection of minors Competent Audiovisual Authority shall oblige to check “The effectiveness of age verification and control systems to reduce minors’ access to harmful or harmful audiovisual content, which must be compatible with the technical specifications that serve as the basis for the implementation of the Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet). Framework Regulation for European Digital Identity (eIDAS2)”.
Finally, the draft organic law for the protection of minors in the digital environment also establishes that, In the pediatric check-up, a check-up should be included to meditate “Identifying Problematic Use” between devices and “Early detection of behavioral changes or physical, mental and emotional health problems arising from inappropriate use”.
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