Towards a Future-Proof Framework for the Protection of Minors in European Audiovisual Media

Abstract

Legal domains that can be characterized by their high rate of change caused by either societal needs or economic and technological innovations form a constant challenge for their regulatory and supervisory authorities. This contribution aims at turning this perspective from a challenge to an opportunity by finding regulatory ways that adapt flexibly to the changing realities by examining a model for a private-public regulatory and enforcement regime for the protection of minors in audiovisual media and defining conditions.

Keywords: co-regulation, meta-supervision, audiovisual media, minors, children, media classification, fundamental rights