Instrument of self-regulation

Title:

European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children

Entry into force:

01.02.2007

Type of document:

Framework

Geographical scope:

Europe

Content-related scope:

mobile

Related areas:

consumer rights,
youth protection

Fifteen signatories have signed the EU-wide Framework, which puts forward recommendations to ensure that younger teenagers and children can safely access content on their mobile phones. The Framework will facilitate the roll-out of national voluntary agreements by highlighting approaches that have already been implemented successfully by the mobile provider and content communities in a number of EU Member States.

Specific approaches addressed by this EU-wide Framework include:

access control mechanisms,
classification of commercial content,
fighting illegal content on the Internet,
raising awareness and education.

The content of the Framework was deliberated at a series of high-level group meetings co-ordinated by GSM Europe under the auspices of the European Commission.

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Get more information from this website:
http://www.gsmworld.com/gsmeurope

Available on the website since April 24, 2008