European Audiovisual Observatory

Protection of minors and audiovisual content on-demand European Audiovisual Observatory

The use of audiovisual content services on-demand is catching up with traditional media at a dizzying speed. The growing popularity of on-demand services is based on extremely widespread use by young people, which raises the question of protection of minors from some of this on-demand media content. The protection of minors is a shared responsibility between the legislature and parents, but parents sometimes feel overwhelmed by this responsibility. This only serves to strengthen the role of the legislator when it comes to the protection of children.

This IRIS Plus analyzes the protection of minors in the field of on-demand audiovisual content. It examines the position of the EU on this subject as well as the basic principles and specific rules contained in the different national systems.