About the necessity for age identification on the Internet as a measure of preventing access by minors to pornographic content
Journal: BULLETIN OF THE KALININGRAD BRANCH OF THE SAINT-PETERSBURG UNIVERSITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA
№ 2
, 2024
Rubrics: CURRENT PROBLEMS OF CRIMINOLOGY
Authors:
1.
Voronezhskiy Institut MVD Rossii
(ad'yunktura, ad'yunkt instituta)
from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2024
Voronezh Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (postgraduate, postgraduate student)
graduate student from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2025
Military Educational and Scientific Centre of the Air Force «Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Y.A. Gagarin Air Force Academy»
Voronezh Institute of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation (postgraduate, postgraduate student)
graduate student from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2025
Voronezh, Russian Federation
from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2024
Voronezh Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (postgraduate, postgraduate student)
graduate student from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2025
Military Educational and Scientific Centre of the Air Force «Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Y.A. Gagarin Air Force Academy»
Voronezh Institute of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation (postgraduate, postgraduate student)
graduate student from 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2025
Voronezh, Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 16
to 21
Status:
Published
Received:
14.03.2024
Accepted:
26.06.2024
Published:
12.07.2025
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
Age identification, Internet, minor, access restriction, age-restricted information, pornographic content, pornography.
Abstract (English):
Introduction. Familiarizing minors with certain types of information posted on the Internet can cause significant harm to their development. One of these types of information is pornographic content. The existing mechanisms in Russia to protect minors from the influence of age-restricted information on them should be considered outdated and, in fact, fictitious. For example, despite the legal ban on pornography, access to porn sites by minors remains unhindered. This state of affairs creates a serious threat to the moral development of children and adolescents. The article presents the results of an analysis of mechanisms for restricting access to information «for adults» used in foreign countries, and examines the advantages and disadvantages of the «roadmap» used there to gain access to sites where information with age restrictions is posted. Methods. When conducting the research, the author of the article used methods of analysis and synthesis, a systematic method, and a comparative legal method. This allowed us to get an idea of the essence of the problem being studied. Results. It is proposed to develop in Russia a mechanism for digital certification of double anonymity, which will oblige all Internet platforms to effectively control the age of users, and also to consider the possibility of preparing a federal law regulating various aspects of the use of systems and tools based on artificial intelligence technology. In addition, the author has formulated proposals for preventing minors from accessing pornographic content on the Internet, related to the need to improve the legal framework and software.
Introduction. Familiarizing minors with certain types of information posted on the Internet can cause significant harm to their development. One of these types of information is pornographic content. The existing mechanisms in Russia to protect minors from the influence of age-restricted information on them should be considered outdated and, in fact, fictitious. For example, despite the legal ban on pornography, access to porn sites by minors remains unhindered. This state of affairs creates a serious threat to the moral development of children and adolescents. The article presents the results of an analysis of mechanisms for restricting access to information «for adults» used in foreign countries, and examines the advantages and disadvantages of the «roadmap» used there to gain access to sites where information with age restrictions is posted. Methods. When conducting the research, the author of the article used methods of analysis and synthesis, a systematic method, and a comparative legal method. This allowed us to get an idea of the essence of the problem being studied. Results. It is proposed to develop in Russia a mechanism for digital certification of double anonymity, which will oblige all Internet platforms to effectively control the age of users, and also to consider the possibility of preparing a federal law regulating various aspects of the use of systems and tools based on artificial intelligence technology. In addition, the author has formulated proposals for preventing minors from accessing pornographic content on the Internet, related to the need to improve the legal framework and software.
Keywords:
Age identification, Internet, minor, access restriction, age-restricted information, pornographic content, pornography.
Age identification, Internet, minor, access restriction, age-restricted information, pornographic content, pornography.
