“All 6th graders” will be “sensitized to risks and good attitudes”, confirms Minister Jean-Noël Barrot

From the next school year, “all 6th graders“will follow”an awareness module” For “educate them about the risks and the right attitudes to adopt online in the event of harassment“, confirms the Minister in charge of the Digital Transition and Telecommunications, Jean-Noël Barrot, Monday, May 29, on franceinfo.

After the suicide of the young Lindsay, victim of harassment in college and on social networks in Pas-de-Calais, the minister reminds us that they must “work on raising awareness“.

“It takes a 360 degree approach“, he insists. In addition to prevention, the minister wants “ban cyberstalkers“. The measure is included in his bill, presented to the Council of Ministers on May 10 and examined in July in Parliament. The judge may request “an additional penalty” For “prohibit re-registration” of a person on a social network for a period of six months, or a year in the event of a recurrence.

Defer porn sites that do not protect minors

Jean-Noël Barrot also ensures that the verification of the age of Internet users is “the mother of battles“. The Minister is delighted with the law proposal by Horizons MP Laurent Marcangeli which requires social networks to verify the age of users and to request parental authorization for minors under 15. The text, voted on at first reading in the National Assembly and the Senate, also allows parents to request the suspension of their child’s account.

Regarding this time the consultation by minors of pornographic sites, the minister accuses the platforms of not verifying the age of users. “10 to 20% of their advertising revenue is intended for minors“, he clarifies. “It’s concealment no more no less, it must stop“, protests the minister. He confirms that his bill, examined in July, plans to give Arcom the “power to block and delist in a few weeks” sites that do not verify the age of users. Currently, only the judge can do this.