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Public Consultation on Age Verification, Cross Media Rating and Social Networking

In the period 1-31 July 2008 the European Commission run a public consultation on:

• Age verification
• Cross media rating and classification
• Online social networking

The purpose of the public consultation was to gather the knowledge and views of all relevant stakeholders (including public bodies, child safety and consumer organisations, industry). The gathered information was fed into the 2008 edition of the Safer Internet Forum, which was dedicated to the above mentioned topics.

Results

A summary report of the results of the public consultation on social networking is available. The responses to the public consultation came from industry actors and associations, child welfare organizations, public administration bodies, researchers and universities and a number of individuals.

In addition, an expert report on age verification solutions and cross media rating and classification, including the results of the public consultation on these topics, is now available.

• Download summary report on social networking (155 KB)
• Download report on age verification solutions and cross media rating and classification (327 KB)

Replies from A to Z

54 contributions from different countries were received.

ANCHOR YOUTH CENTRE

AOL AND BEBO

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION IN EUROPE (ACT)

ASSOCIAZIONE DIFESA CONSUMATORI E AMBIENTE (ADICONSUM)

BBC - CROSS MEDIA RATING AND CLASSIFICATION

BBC - AGE VERIFICATION

BBC - ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING

BITKOM

BROADBAND STAKEHOLDER GROUP (BSG)

BROADBAND STAKEHOLDER GROUP (BSG)-GOOD PRACTICE PRINCIPLES

BUNDESVERBAND INTERAKTIVE UNTERHALTUNGSSOFTWARE (BIU)

CHILDNET INTERNATIONAL

CHILDREN'S CHARITIES’ COALITION ON INTERNET SAFETY

CYBERHUS

CYBITS AG

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM

DR LARISA EFIMOVA

EU KIDS ONLINE

EUROPEAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION (ENPA)

EUROPEAN PUBLISHERS COUNCIL (EPC)

EUROPEAN SCHOOLNET

EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS (FAEP)

FAMILY ONLINE SAFETY INSTITUTE (FOSI)

FORTH/ICS

FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA

FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA - MYSPACE AGE VERIFICATION PAPER AND ATTACHMENTS SECTION 1

FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA - MYSPACE AGE VERIFICATION ADDITIONAL MATERIALS SECTION 2

FREIWILLIGE SELBSKONTROLLE FERNSEHEN (FSF)

FREIWILLIGE SELBSTKONTROLLE MULTIMEDIA-DIENSTEANBIETER (FSM)

FUTURE WORLDS CENTER

GSMA EUROPE

IBM

INTERMEDIA CONSULTING

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY CONGRESS (IRELAND)

INTERNET HOTLINE PROVIDER MACEDONIA

ISFE

ITV, CHANNEL 4 TELEVISION CORPORATION AND CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LTD

JUGENDSCHUTZ.NET-GERMAN CONTRIBUTION

JUGENDSCHUTZ.NET-ENGLISH CONTRIBUTION

KLICKSAFE.DE

KOMMISSION FÜR JUGENDMEDIENSCHUTZ - GERMAN VERSION

KOMMISSION FÜR JUGENDMEDIENSCHUTZ - ENGLISH VERSION

MICROSOFT

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE FINLAND

MOVIMENTO ITALIANO GENITORI (MOIGE)

NAKUTIS VILIUS

NETIDME

NORWEGIAN MEDIA AUTHORITY

OFCOM

ORANGE FRANCE TELECOM

QUATRO PLUS

RECEP TURKOGLU

RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTRE OF THE BELGIAN CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS (CRIOC)

SAFENET

SAFERNET BRASIL

SAFERT INTERNET INSTITUTE

SAFER INTERNET HELLAS

SAFE-SI SLOVENIAN AWARENESS NODE

SAVE THE CHILDREN EUROPE GROUP

STIFTUNG DIGITALE CHANCEN-YOUTH PROTECTION ROUNDTABLE

SYMANTEC

TELEFONICA

THE DANISH MEDIA COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONS (FIAFP)

THE MOBILE BROADBAND GROUP

THE NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA (NICAM) - CROSS MEDIA RATING AND CLASSIFICATION

THE NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA (NICAM) - ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING

THE UK DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTREPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM, DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES AND THE HOME OFFICE

UNION NATIONALE DES ASSOCIATIONS FAMILIALES FRANCE ET CONFEDERATION NATIONALE DES ASSOCIATIONS FAMILIALES CATHOLIQUES FRANCE

UK FILM COUNCIL

UK MEDIA LITERACY TASK FORCE

VERBAND DER DEUTSCHEN INTERNETWIRTSCHAFT (ECO)

VERIFICAGE

VERBRAUCHERZENTRALE BUNDESVERBAND - FEDERATION OF GERMAN CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS

VISA EUROPE

YAHOO EUROPE

 

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