3.1 encourage relevant bodies, such
as the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF), the
Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of
Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote
Committee), the Ad hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI)
and the Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU), to give due consideration
to the issue of children’s exposure to pornographic content in their
relevant activities and to support member States in combating children’s
exposure to pornographic content, for example by:
3.1.1 facilitating
the exchange of good practice;
3.1.2 organising capacity-building events;
3.1.3 providing advice on age-appropriate and comprehensive
sexuality education, including pornography harm awareness, at all
levels of education;
3.1.4 facilitating a stocktaking exercise on relevant initiatives
and lessons learned, and developing a road map for future action;
3.2 examine possible follow-up to be given to this Recommendation
and the above-mentioned resolutions and recommendations in the framework
of the Council of Europe Partnership with Digital Companies, which
was signed with representatives of leading technology firms and
associations in 2017, in order to promote an open and safe internet,
where human rights, democracy and the rule of law are respected
in the online environment; envisage a parliamentary dimension and
co‑operation with civil society organisations, including parents’
and children’s organisations in this context;
3.3 call on the Council of Europe member States to fully implement
the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against
Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No. 201, Lanzarote Convention),
the recommendations of the Lanzarote Committee, and Committee of
Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)7 on Guidelines to protect,
respect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment;
3.4 consider closer co-operation with the European Commission,
with a view to developing pan-European regulations on combating
children’s exposure to pornographic content;
3.5 support co‑operation with relevant United Nations bodies,
such as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United
Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against
Children, and in this context, propose the setting-up of a government
platform partnership, with the participation of digital companies
and adult content providers, in order to develop a co-ordinated, cost-effective
and sustainable global response with a view to combating children’s
exposure to pornographic content.
