The Real Madrid Foundation signs the State Pact for child protection in the digital world
Developed by the European Association for Digital Transition, UNICEF, Fundación ANAR, Save the Children and a further 30 organisations, the pact was presented at Spain's parliament, the Congreso de los Diputados.
The Real Madrid Foundation has taken part in an initiative promoted by the European Association for Digital Transition, which led a conference titled Child Protection in the digital world: a social and political challenge, at the Congreso de los Diputados. The goal is to build consensus and promote the involvement of civil society in light of the political and legislative initiatives expected in the coming months, following the announcement of a law which prevents minors from accessing pornography and the setting up of a working group by the Ministry of Youth and Finance, comprising several of these organisations.
Need for tough regulations
The initiative is backed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the National Markets and Competition Committee, Injuve (the Institute of Youth) and the General State Prosecutor's Child's Division, as well as the organisations Dale una Vuelta, Fundación ANAR, iCMedia, Save The Children and UNICEF España, among others. The event promoted a debate about the protection of children in digital spaces beyond the issue of consuming pornography. There are calls for tough legislation that hold online platforms and services accountable and underlines the importance of education and training programs that will help young people to exercise their digital rights safely.
The Foundation's work
The Real Madrid Foundation has been working with entities like Pantallas Amigas for more than a decade through its campus and school programs, and since 2021 they have been running a specific digital literacy program with Millicom-TIGO in America. They have also teamed up with the Guardia Civil and the Police to deliver training to beneficiaries on using the internet safely. The Foundation has over 100,000 direct beneficiaries of its projects around the world, primarily catering for young people, plus over 550,000 downloads of its eLearning platform Sport Values Academy TV.