Laki kuvaohjelmista Section 7 a, Protection of Children from Harmful Programmes on Video-Sharing Platforms
In force
Laki kuvaohjelmista (710/2011), 7 a ยง, as inserted by 1209/2020
Effective 2021-01-01 · Applies to private
Section 7 a of the Kuvaohjelmalaki requires a video-sharing platform provider to take appropriate measures to protect children from programmes that may be harmful to a child's development. The measures must be proportionate to the nature of the programmes and the harm they may cause, taking into account the size of the video-sharing platform service and the nature of the service offered. The measures may not lead to prior checking of content or to filtering of uploads.
The Act applies to a video-sharing platform whose provider is treated as established in Finland under section 226 b of the Act on Electronic Communications Services. The National Audiovisual Institute may call on a video-sharing platform provider that neglects section 7 a to fulfil its duty and may back the call with a conditional fine. Act 1209/2020 inserted section 7 a and took effect on 1 January 2021.
| Enforcement body | Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti (National Audiovisual Institute, KAVI) |
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Laki kuvaohjelmista, Audiovisual-Programme Classification, Age-Limit Marking and Minor-Access Duties
In force
Laki kuvaohjelmista (710/2011), as amended, secs. 2, 5, 6, 16, 36
Effective 2012-01-01 · Applies to both
Section 5 lets a provider offer an audiovisual programme only if it carries a clearly visible age-limit and content mark under Section 16, or, for a programme unambiguously intended only for those 18 and older, a clear mark of the 18-year age limit alone. Section 16 requires a programme harmful to a child's development to be classified 7, 12, 16, or 18 years with a content symbol, and lets a programme intended solely for adults skip classification if it instead carries the 18-year mark.
Section 6 prohibits offering a programme rated 18 to a minor at all, subject to a broadcast-timing exception. The same section requires the provider to keep a programme rated 7, 12, or 16 from being watched by a younger child through broadcast timing, making a blocking service available, or otherwise verifying age when the programme is offered. The National Audiovisual Institute supervises compliance and maintains the public register of classified programmes under Sections 17 and 18.
| Enforcement body | Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti (National Audiovisual Institute, KAVI), the supervisory authority for audiovisual-programme classification and marking under Section 19. |
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