SyriaChild Rights Law, Internet-Access Establishment Duty to Block Minors from Pornographic Websites
Law No. 21 of 2021 (Child Rights Law), arts. 1, 34, 60
In force.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
- Age threshold
- 18
- Obligation class
- Age verification
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- Applies to an operator of an establishment providing internet access service; a child is anyone who has not completed eighteen years of age (Article 1).
- Do not allow a child to access pornographic or indecent websites (Article 34).
- The wider duty to take measures preventing children's access to websites that incite violence, racial discrimination, hatred, religious contempt, intolerance or pornography generally falls on the State, not on an establishment operator (Article 35).
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If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Imprisonment of one to three months for an operator of an internet-access establishment who allows a child to access a pornographic or indecent website (art. 60, penalizing a violation of art. 34).
Penalty structure
Imprisonment of one to three months accompanies this fine.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- Minimum
- 100,000
- Currency
- SYP
- Fixed cap
- 300,000
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Article 34 bars an operator of an internet access establishment from letting a child reach pornographic or indecent websites, and Article 60 sets the penalty; neither names a log, a record of any check or a retention period.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
Article 1 defines a child as anyone who has not completed eighteen years of age. Article 34 prohibits an operator of an establishment providing internet access service from allowing a child to access pornographic or indecent websites. Article 35 separately directs the State, not the establishment operator, to take measures preventing children's access to websites that incite violence, racial discrimination, hatred, religious contempt, intolerance, or pornography generally.
Article 60 penalizes a violation of Article 34 with imprisonment of one to three months and a fine of 100,000 to 300,000 Syrian pounds. The Law's closing article provides only that it is published in the Official Gazette, and no commencement notice for it has been located.
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