Parental Control (SCP) systems represent a fundamental technological solution for protect minors from the risks of cyberspace. These allow you to limit or block access to online content that is inappropriate for minors, such as porn, violence, weaponry and drugs. This functionality is essential to ensuring a safe and youth-friendly online environment, and it's about time properly regulated thanks to the intervention of AGCOM.
Parental Control is essential for the supervision and control of children
The Authority's resolution established clear requirements for suppliers of Internet services (ISP). These include the obligation to provide parental control systems (also called SCP) free of charge, aensuring their pre-activation in offers for minors and making them easily activated for other users. ISPs must also offer customer support and advertise adequately these systems to ensure informed choices by consumers.
The introduction of the resolution marks an important step in the protection of minors online. With the adoption of these guidelines, the Authority imposes specific requirements on Internet operators for Parental Control systems. These systems play a crucial role in limiting access to content that is not suitable for minors, through filters that block or limit specific online activities.
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ISPs are now required to provide SCPs at no additional cost, thus ensuring that all consumers can take advantage of these important security tools. The resolution specifies what parental control systems must be pre-activated in the offers dedicated to minors and easily activated by other users. Furthermore, the contract holders ei Parents have control over deactivating, reactivating and configuring these systems.
To facilitate its use, managers are required to provide clear guides on their websites, as well as offering free assistance via call centre. Advertising plays a fundamental role in informing consumers about the existence and functionality of SCPs. Therefore, service providers must ensure effective communication through their websites, service charters and targeted campaigns.
In addition to the systems offered by carriers, it should be noted that there are additional parental control applications on the market. These offer additional functionality and can be a effective complement to the tools provided by operators. It is advisable that users inform themselves adequately about these options to choose the solution that best suits their needs.
