Requirements for individuals' registration on the platform are being determined.
Modern.az reports that this is reflected in the new articles proposed to the Law "On Information, Informatization and Protection of Information", which was discussed at today's meeting of the Milli Majlis.
According to the project, the creation of individual digital accounts on the platform for persons under the age of 16 is not allowed.
The list of platforms is determined by the p (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority.
The provider must ensure the consistent application of the following technical methods to ensure control over age restrictions when creating an individual digital account on the platform:
- declaration of the person's age;
- providing information on bank card, e-mail address and mobile phone number to clarify the declared age of the person, as well as 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 verifies the declared age by sending a request to the e-mail address and mobile number of the person, as well as the legal representative of a child aged 16-18, and by withdrawing funds from his bank card (with the condition of return).
If, as a result of the verification carried out by the technical methods provided for in the Law, the user's age is determined to be 16 or older, the creation of an individual digital account is ensured.
The scope of content and advertisements to be placed by the provider in the individual digital account of a child aged 16-18, as well as his usage hours on the platform, are managed by the child's legal representative. To implement such control, the provider must ensure the necessary functionality on the platform. Legal representatives are responsible for actively monitoring the individual digital accounts of children aged 16-18 based on this functionality, as well as for their use of social network platforms in accordance with the requirements of this Law.
The provider must ensure regular analysis of the person's behavior on the social network platform and re-verification of age if there are reasonable doubts about the declared age. In such cases, if violations of the age requirement are detected, access to the individual digital account of that person must be immediately restricted. The management of restricted accounts is regulated in accordance with the internal rules of the platforms.
For the purpose of verifying the user's age, the provider cannot take the following measures regarding the personal data collected:
- store them in its information system or transfer them to third parties;
- use them for commercial, targeted advertising (directed at a specific user) or other purposes, except for age verification.
The provider must ensure the immediate deletion of collected personal data when the verification process specified in this Law is completed.
The provider must ensure the deletion of information, shared content and personal data placed by a person with an individual digital account until he reaches adulthood, at his own request, at the request of his legal representative if he has not reached adulthood, or at the request of the p (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority, as well as on its own initiative in cases specified in its internal rules.
To prevent the spread of harmful content that poses a threat to the life, health, sexual integrity, honor, dignity and other rights and freedoms protected by law of children aged 16-18, the provider must implement digital solutions that operate continuously on the platform and ensure prompt intervention. The technical intervention period of the provider to prevent such cases should not exceed 24 hours from the moment the harmful content is detected.
Taking into account Article 4.2 of this Law (Providers must ensure technical capabilities for the application of digital solutions related to the determination of age limits on social network platforms (and individual digital accounts created on those platforms) where age restrictions are applied until this Law comes into force, and inform the p (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority about this), this Law comes into force twelve months after the date of its publication.
Providers must ensure technical capabilities for the application of digital solutions related to the determination of age limits on social network platforms (and individual digital accounts created on those platforms) where age restrictions are applied until this Law comes into force, and inform the p (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority about this.
After this Law comes into force, providers must ensure the restriction of access to existing individual digital accounts belonging to children under 16, the deletion of those accounts and their personal data if information confirming that the person has reached the age of 16 is not provided, and inform the p (institution) determined by the relevant executive authority about this.
The draft law was put to a vote and adopted in the third reading.
