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On 13 September 2011 the European Commission adopted a report on how member states are implementing EU recommendations (dating from 1998 and 2006) on the online safety of children. Member states are increasingly making efforts to implement these recommendations, but it seems action in this area is insufficient and inconsistent between countries. Moreover, the scenery has rapidly changed since the last evaluation. Accordingly further action is needed. Neelie Kroes, Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda said: "Children are going online more, and younger, and are exploring an exciting digital...

On Sunday 1 May 2011 in the early evening (around 18:20), the programme True Blood was broadcast on the Flemish digital-only channel Acht. This episode contained horrific images, such as a chained man in a dungeon between dead bodies covered with blood. The Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media (Flemish Media Regulator - VRM) ruled that the broadcaster infringed Art. 42, §2 of the Mediadecreet (Flemish Broadcasting Act). Article 42 of the Flemish Broadcasting Act contains rules protecting minors against harmful content. Article 42 §1 includes an absolute ban on linear television programmes that might...

On 20 January 2011 the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Italian Communications Authority - Agcom) adopted deliberation no. 19/11/CSP setting up a standing monitoring Observatory on product placement. On account of the complexity of the subject, the Observatory is aimed at dealing with the practical enforcement of the primary rules adopted in 2010 in implementation into Italian legislation of Article 11 of the AVMS Directive 2010/13/EU (see IRIS 2008-1/3). Article 15 of legislative decree no. 44/2010 (see IRIS 2010-2/25) which introduced a new Article 40-bis into the Italian Broadcasting...

On 22 July 2011, the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Italian Communications Authority - Agcom) adopted Regulation no. 220/11/CSP on parental control (hereinafter “the Regulation”). The Regulation establishes technical measures aimed at preventing minors from viewing films that have been denied clearance for their projection or representation in public or that have been rated as unsuitable for minors under eighteen years and adult content, in accordance with Article 34, paragraphs 5 and 11, of the Audiovisual Media Services and Radio Code, adopted with legislative decree no. 44/2010....

The Council of Professionals of Canal Sur Television and Canal Sur 2, both Andalusian public service broadcaster Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (RTVA) channels, have elaborated a code containing recommendations and guidelines on gender equality and the portrayal of sexist violence on television. These consist of a set of principles to be followed by professionals linked to the corporation and have been developed in broad consultation with experts in law, security and sociology, as well as with associations for gender equality and protection. By the end of June 2011 RTVA’s general manager, Pablo...