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French Teen Panel Unveils 23 Child-Led Recommendations to Shield Minors Online

The group delivered its 23 child-focused proposals to the National Assembly’s children’s rights committee to kick off legislative review of social media rules, peer support measures, digital literacy enhancements.

Quinze adolescents membres du groupe « miroir » de la Ciivise ont livré mercredi leurs recommandations (photo d’illustration).
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Le centre d'appel de l'association e-Enfance qui gère le numéro vert "30 18" pour protéger les mineurs des contenus sensibles sur Internet et les victimes de cyberharcèlement,  le 8 février 2023 à Paris
Contre les violences sexuelles, la "Ciivise des jeunes" demande de mieux protéger les mineurs sur les réseaux sociaux

Overview

  • The Ciivise’s group of 15 adolescents aged 14 to 17 formally presented their 23 child-centric recommendations on July 9 to the French National Assembly’s Delegation to the Rights of Children.
  • They propose restricting private messaging on social media to users aged 13 and over and only between mutually subscribed accounts.
  • The adolescents call for a mandatory quality-label system for platforms, with noncompliant services barred from offering accounts to minors.
  • Their plan includes a “permis de pair-aidance” to train student peers at each school level as designated support figures for victims of sexual violence.
  • They urge the integration of cybercrime awareness into existing “permis internet” and “PIX” digital literacy programs in schools.