If there is something that the Spanish have agreed on in the latest barometer of the Sociological Research Center (CIS) is about the limiting minors to porn: up to 94% of those surveyed consider that they should have restrictions or prohibitions so that they cannot access the content of pornographic web pages in Internet. Only 4.6% answered no, 7.5% of men and 1.9% of women.
The provisional preview of the February barometer results also shows that The vast majority believe that parents should be the ones to exercise this veto through control on mobile phones and computers. (64.3%). Also the government and public authorities (49.9%). 14.6% believe that website owners should exercise their authority by restricting access. And 8.6% think that educational centers and teachers must be responsible, a percentage that reaches 22.3% among people surveyed over 75 years of age.
To address all of this, this morning the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Felix Bolañoshas met with the director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), Sea Spainand with the president of the National Currency and Stamp Factory (FNMT), María Isabel Valldecabres, at the Ministry headquarters. During the meeting, they addressed the country agreement for the protection of minors on the internet that the Government is promoting. The goal, they say, is “counteract the serious impact that access to pornography generates their well-being and emotional, emotional and sexual development“.
Law for the protection of minors
The Government has already announced that it will approve a comprehensive law for the protection of minors on the internet, for which a committee of experts has been created to generate the roadmap for a safe digital environment for youth. This is made up of representatives of the Childhood Observatory, the Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia, the Youth Council, the Young Digital Advisory Council, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) , the National Commission of Markets and Competition and the Council of Consumers and Users, among others.
The committee has a six-month period to issue a report on the impact of technologies on the minors. In addition, it will have to make recommendations for actions and measures to be implemented in the “short, medium and long term”, so that administrations guarantee a “framework for prevention, early detection and protection against a possible violation of children’s rights.” .
One of the most advanced measures of the plan for the protection of children in the digital environment is the app that the AEPD is designing. This will prevent minors from accessing pornographic content with something more useful than a simple click on the question of whether they are over 18 years of age, as is the case now. The Executive hopes to have it up and running before the summer although, as Mar España has pointed out, it has already been successfully tested on mobile phones, computers and video game consoles.