German States Pass Law Requiring Operating Systems to Include Built-in Youth Protection Filters
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Summary
German state parliaments have passed a reform to the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (JMStV) requiring operating system providers like Microsoft, Apple, and Google to implement built-in youth protection devices. The new regulations mandate porn filters at the fundamental level of devices including PCs, laptops, smart TVs, game consoles, and smartphones, along with age ratings for websites and apps. The controversial amendment allows parents to secure devices for children with one click, though Brandenburg initially resisted before relenting to pass the legislation.
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This is intended to ensure that porn filters are installed at the fundamental level of PCs, laptops, smart TVs, game consoles, and smartphones, and that age ratings for websites and apps are introduced.
This is stipulated by the latest reform of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag, JMStV), which the state parliaments passed on Wednesday after Brandenburg relented.
Parents can now 'secure' devices for children with one click.
State parliaments pass controversial Youth Media Protection Act amendment. Parents can now "secure" devices for children with one click.
