Children and screens: internet players commit themselves at least

2/10/2020, 6:58:18 PM

The French Telecoms Federation, Google, Snapchat and Marc Dorcel have signed a charter to better protect minors from pornographic content.

In November, Emmanuel Macron gave an ultimatum to access providers and platforms: better protect minors from pornographic content or be subject to strict rules. " We are giving internet players six months to come up with robust solutions ," said the President of the Republic at the Unesco rostrum, where he presented a three-year plan against violence against children. The answer comes two months later in the form of a charter signed by the French Telecoms Federation, Google, Snapchat and the erotic film production company Marc Dorcel. They undertake to encourage the use of parental control devices, as well as “ not to authorize pornographic content in their rules of use, or else to warn the user of the risk of exposure to content pornographic ".

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Promises far removed from the requirements of Emmanuel Macron, who asked operators to implement