New requirements are being determined for the registration of individuals on platforms, APA reports.
This is reflected in the new articles proposed to the Law “On Information, Informatization and Protection of Information”.
According to the draft, the creation of individual digital accounts on platforms for persons under the age of 16 will not be permitted.
The list of platforms will be determined by the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority.
To ensure compliance with the age restriction when creating an individual digital account on a platform, the provider must ensure the sequential application of the following technical methods:
- declaration of the person's age;
- verification of the declared age, as well as submission of information related to a bank card, email address and mobile phone number in order to obtain the consent of the legal representative of a child aged 16-18 for the creation of an individual digital account.
Based on the information specified in this Law, the provider shall verify the declared age by sending a request to the email address and mobile number of the person, as well as the legal representative of a child aged 16-18, and by withdrawing funds from a bank card belonging to that person (on a refundable basis).
If the verification carried out through the technical methods provided for in the Law determines that the user is aged 16 or older, the creation of the individual digital account shall be allowed.
The scope of content and advertisements placed by the provider on the individual digital account of a child aged 16-18, as well as the child's hours of use of the platform, shall be managed by the child's legal representative. To enable such supervision, the provider must ensure the necessary functionality on the platform. Legal representatives shall be responsible for actively supervising the individual digital accounts of children aged 16-18 through this functionality and for ensuring their use of social media platforms in accordance with the requirements of this Law.
The provider must ensure regular analysis of a person's behavior on the social media platform and conduct repeated age verification when there are reasonable doubts regarding the declared age. If violations of the age requirement are detected, access to the individual's digital account must be restricted immediately. The management of restricted accounts shall be regulated in accordance with the internal rules of the platforms.
For the purpose of age verification, the provider may not:
- store the collected personal data in its information system or transfer it to third parties;
- use such data for commercial purposes, targeted advertising (directed at a specific user), or any purpose other than age verification.
The provider must ensure the immediate deletion of collected personal data once the verification process specified in this Law is completed.
The provider must ensure the deletion of information, shared content and personal data posted by the holder of an individual digital account before reaching adulthood upon the request of the individual, or if the individual has not reached adulthood, upon the request of their legal representative or the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority, as well as on its own initiative in cases determined by its internal rules.
To prevent the dissemination of harmful content that threatens the life, health, sexual inviolability, honor, dignity and other legally protected rights and freedoms of children aged 16-18, the provider must implement digital solutions operating on a continuous basis and ensuring prompt intervention on the platform. The provider's technical intervention period for preventing such cases must not exceed 24 hours from the time the harmful content is detected.
Subject to Article 4.2 of this Law ("Providers must ensure the technical capabilities necessary for implementing digital solutions to determine age limits on social media platforms where age restrictions apply (and on individual digital accounts created on those platforms) before this Law enters into force, and must inform the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority thereof"), this Law shall enter into force twelve months after the date of its publication.
Before this Law enters into force, providers must ensure the technical capabilities necessary for implementing digital solutions to determine age limits on social media platforms where age restrictions apply (and on individual digital accounts created on those platforms) and must inform the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority.
After this Law enters into force, providers must ensure the restriction of access to existing individual digital accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 and, if information confirming that the person has reached the age of 16 is not provided, ensure the deletion of those accounts and personal data and inform the body (institution) designated by the relevant executive authority.
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