Nine out of ten Poles want regulation
The vast majority of Poles are in favor of introducing restrictions on children’s access to social networking sites – according to a CBOS survey for “DGP”, the results of which the daily publishes on Tuesday.
“In total, as much as 90.7 percent respondents indicate the need for some form of regulationi” – writes “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”.
An unconditional ban on minors is supported by 11.1 percent. subjects. “Another 35.5 percent would like to set the age barrier at 15 years, and 20.9 percent – 12 years old. Almost every fourth respondent would like access to be possible, but with parents’ consent. Only 5.2 percent I don’t want to hear about any restrictions,” the newspaper writes.
The current restrictions are regulatory, not legal
“The survey results are an important signal. Restricting access is beginning to be perceived as an appropriate social norm. The problem is that the restrictions in force today are regulatory, not legal, and in practice, they are poorly respected by adults” – comments Magdalena Bigaj, president of the Institute of Digital Citizenship Foundation, quoted by the daily.
The scale of the problem is confirmed by research, including the report of the Institute of Digital Citizenship “Internet of Children”. “Although (social networking – PAP) websites are mostly intended for people over 13 years of age, in Poland they are already used by 1.4 million children aged 7-12, i.e. more than half of this age group,” the newspaper reports.
