KIDS Act

Art. 33 KIDS Act - National measures to prepare and support minors arrow_right_alt

1. Member States shall support the protection of minors by establishing national strategies to ensure that minors and their guardians have the following:
   1. easy, free and confidential access at national level to channels through which minors can seek assistance in relation to the harms addressed by this Regulation, including unwanted contact and cyberbullying;
   2. adequate information about the risks addressed by this Regulation and of the available means of protection, including by addressing digital literacy;
   3. other information relevant to protect minors online.
2. Member States’ activities to support the protection of minors shall build on the experience and expertise of the Safer Internet Centres with their awareness raising activities, their helplines supporting children, guardians and educators, and their hotlines to report suspected illegal content.
3. Member States shall communicate the strategies referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission by [same day as the date of entry into force plus 12 months].
4. The activities referred to in paragraph 1 may be supported by Union funding made available under the relevant Union programmes and instruments established under the multiannual financial framework.
5. The Commission shall facilitate the exchange of best practices between Member States, including on the development of digital literacy skills, and on the establishment and operation of national support channels and applications.