Complaint and Remedy
18. In children's forums and focus groups held by the NHRC, the children
participants were not sure about the functions of iWIN and the channels
to complain about the violation of their rights on the Internet. The NGO
representatives also mentioned if intimate images of children had been
distributed online, it is sometimes impossible to take down the images
immediately because the police and judiciary have to preserve evidence
and ensure litigation proceedings at the same time.
NHRC Recommendations
19. The Government should review how the current digital environment
violates children's rights, develop an inter-ministerial collaboration
mechanism, and implement the following measures to address the risks
of cyberbullying, privacy breach, and exposure to inappropriate content
that children may encounter when accessing the Internet:
(1) Develop a standing digital environment survey and study to
serve as a benchmark for subsequent policy evaluation, and
promote joint participation of the central and local governments
in the monitoring, design, management, and use of the digital
environment.
(2) Formulate a proactive cyberbullying prevention plan and
counseling measures, provide supportive services for children;
strengthen online content rating by age groups, and prevent
online users from inciting suicide and posting content involving
violent sexual exploitation; analyze children's violation patterns
and develop preventive measures.
(3) Strengthen the functions of family as the education center and
train parents or caregivers to use digital devices for APP
management, Internet access time management, and parental
controls to filter the web, so as to make preventive education
more effective.
20. The NHRC recommends that the Government adopts the following
measures to address digital sexual exploitation and online grooming:
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