CVP wants to protect children and young people from new media
Through education and restrictions, the CVP aims to better protect children and adolescents from depictions of violence and other dangers posed by new media. On Tuesday, it presented a position paper on the protection of minors in the media.
The CVP wants to better protect children and young people from depictions of violence and other dangers of new media through education and bans. According to SDA, it presented a position paper on youth media protection on Tuesday.
Among other things, the CVP is calling for a uniform age rating scale for cinema and television films, DVDs, computer games and MMS services. The model could be the classification system of the Dutch institution Nicam, which unites all providers on the basis of an agreement with the government.
The party attaches great importance to education and prevention. It would therefore like to make media literacy a compulsory subject. Children should be aware of the dangers of the internet shortly after starting school and also know about the inappropriate use of new media.
In terms of repression, the CVP has tabled various motions in parliament. In particular, it wants to enforce a ban on electronic killer games for children and young people and on depictions of violence on the Internet and cell phones. Providers who store criminal content should be subject to criminal law. The party expects the Federal Council to produce a report by June 2009 on cyberbullying, which is used to expose, ridicule and harass people on the Internet. Another motion wants to make virtual child abuse in the "parallel worlds" of the Internet a criminal offense.
Among other things, the CVP is calling for a uniform age rating scale for cinema and television films, DVDs, computer games and MMS services. The model could be the classification system of the Dutch institution Nicam, which unites all providers on the basis of an agreement with the government.
The party attaches great importance to education and prevention. It would therefore like to make media literacy a compulsory subject. Children should be aware of the dangers of the internet shortly after starting school and also know about the inappropriate use of new media.
In terms of repression, the CVP has tabled various motions in parliament. In particular, it wants to enforce a ban on electronic killer games for children and young people and on depictions of violence on the Internet and cell phones. Providers who store criminal content should be subject to criminal law. The party expects the Federal Council to produce a report by June 2009 on cyberbullying, which is used to expose, ridicule and harass people on the Internet. Another motion wants to make virtual child abuse in the "parallel worlds" of the Internet a criminal offense.
