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Major Russian digital companies sign charter on child safety on Internet

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The largest Russian Internet companies, media holdings and telecom operators have signed a charter on the safety of children on the Internet, which implies restricting their access to harmful and illegal content.


President Vladimir Putin watched the signing ceremony video session from Vladivostok.


The document was signed by Yandex, Mail.ru Group, Kaspersky Lab, National Media Group, Gazprom-media holding, Rostelecom, Megafon, MTS and Vimpelcom.


The companies agreed to “independently identify and block children's access to content that may cause harm to their health and development, remove illegal content, and promptly respond to user complaints and other appeals.”


The document includes obligations to create a favorable digital environment for the development of young users; the companies themselves will create educational materials, interact with youth associations, find and support future IT leaders and talented children. The initiators of the charter also promised to share their best practices and innovations.


The event announced the establishing of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, whose members made a number of voluntary commitments. Media group Russia Today also joined the alliance.

The Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment is primarily aimed to create a child-friendly Internet environment based on creative and safe technologies and digital solutions.


The companies participating in the alliance intend to improve the digital literacy, organize educational campaigns, educational programmes, trainings on Internet safety, digital hygiene and online risks for children, teachers and parents. The companies agreed to form creative content, popularize it among the target audience, create favorable conditions for the development of children's creative abilities, their socialization and safe communication in a virtual environment.


Source: RIA Novosti and Kaspersky Lab