FinlandLaki kuvaohjelmista Section 7 a, Protection of Children from Harmful Programmes on Video-Sharing Platforms
Laki kuvaohjelmista (710/2011), 7 a §, as inserted by 1209/2020
In force since .
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
- Enforcement body
- Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti (National Audiovisual Institute, KAVI)
As of .
What it requires
- If you provide a video-sharing platform service whose provider is treated as established in Finland, take appropriate measures to protect children from programmes that may be harmful to a child's development (section 7 a).
- Make those measures proportionate to the nature of the programmes and the harm they may cause, taking into account the size of the service and the nature of the service offered (section 7 a).
- Do not let those measures lead to prior checking of content or to filtering of uploads (section 7 a).
- Give the National Audiovisual Institute, on request, the information it needs to supervise compliance with the Act (section 23 a).
What it reaches
Covered services
Video-sharing platform services whose provider is treated as established in Finland under section 226 b of the Act on Electronic Communications Services (917/2014)
What this law does
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 .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app publishes adult content.