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On Thursday October 6 at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland there was a press conference of the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Malg the Government Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity Janusz Cieszyski the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Family and Social Policy Barbara Socha the Chairwoman of the Family Council Dorota Bojemska and the Director of the NASK Wojciech National Research Institute. Pawlak. During the conference the NASK report was presented - Teenagers in the face of digital pornography and the draft act on the protection of minors in the Internet which obliges Internet providers to implement a mechanism enabling children to block access to pornographic content.All available studies indicate that the exposure of children to contact with pornographic content at such an early stage of development causes a number of risks in particular weaker social integration more undesirable behaviors symptoms of depression and disturbs the emotional bond with caregivers - Minister Marlena Malg indicated during the conference .The development of digital technologies including mobile internet has made it easier for minors to contact pornographic content which is possible anywhere even in the comfort of their own room without their parents knowledge. It is necessary to undertake many joint actions - legislative and educational to effectively protect them from harmful content on the Internet.- New technology is both an opportunity and a threat. We are introducing a mechanism that gives a real opportunity to combat pornographic content on the Internet - emphasized Minister Janusz Cieszyski. Although this is a topic that has been taken up for years by psychologists educators and parents there were still no effective mechanisms limiting access to this content. Therefore together with the community through consultations and talks a draft act on the protection of minors against access of inappropriate content on the Internet was prepared.- We hope that the service which will be obligatory for operators but also very simple and free for parents will strengthen the protection of children - added Deputy Minister of Family and Social Policy Barbara Socha.The importance of protecting children from harmful content was also discussed by Dorota Bojemska - chairman of the Family Council. She emphasized that for the Family Council the issue of protecting children from the above-mentioned content is a priority.The draft actThe draft act is a response to the need to regulate the use of the Internet by children. The act is primarily intended to protect minors but also to help parents and guardians to limit access to pornographic content. To this end an obligation will be imposed on internet operators providersintroducing a free effective and easy-to-use mechanism for blocking access to pornographic content on the Internetundertaking promotional activities to make subscribers aware of the possibility of using the service of restricting access to pornographic content on the Internetdeveloping a report on the activities undertaken by them to promote the use by subscribers of solutions limiting access to pornographic content on the Internet.The Minister for Digitization will be able in cooperation with UKE to carry out an inspection to verify compliance with the provisions of the Act by suppliers including the completeness of the report on the actions taken by the supplier and impose a fine on suppliers failing to comply with statutory obligations.
