Four MPs have put forward a proposal to combat violent and extremist digital networks that target children and young people. The proposers argue that such networks operate across social media platforms, recruit minors through manipulation and threats, and that current tools are insufficient. They are calling on the government to impose stricter requirements on digital platforms, including faster removal of relevant content, criminal liability for platforms that fail to intervene, and the establishment of a specialized national analysis unit.
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The Storting calls on the government to propose legislative changes that place a clear legal duty on digital platforms to rapidly remove content related to violent and extremist digital networks targeting children and young people, including fixed time limits and substantial financial penalties for non-compliance.
The Storting calls on the government to investigate and propose requirements for transparency about recommendation and distribution algorithms used by major digital platforms, particularly regarding how extreme, violent, or self-harm content is amplified and spread.
The Storting calls on the government to investigate introducing criminal liability for technology companies that repeatedly fail to act against organized, violence-promoting, and extremist activity on their platforms.
The Storting calls on the government to require major technology companies to report publicly on a regular basis about the number of accounts and networks removed due to violent or extremist activity, measures taken against violent and extremist digital networks, and documented effectiveness of their moderation and risk-reduction efforts.
The Storting calls on the government to investigate and introduce requirements for child rights impact assessments by major digital platforms, in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including assessment of risks related to grooming, self-harm, violence, and recruitment into harmful and extremist environments.
The Storting calls on the government to propose stricter requirements for protecting minors on digital platforms, with particular emphasis on preventing recruitment to and exposure to violent and extremist digital networks.
The Storting calls on the government to investigate banning technology companies from generating revenue from content that promotes violence, self-harm, or extremism.
The Storting calls on the government to establish a specialized national unit for analyzing violent and extremist digital networks, in cooperation with the National Criminal Investigation Service, other police bodies, research institutions, and relevant civil society actors.
The Storting calls on the government to strengthen protections for whistleblowers and ensure that children and young people exposed to pressure, threats, or abuse in violent digital networks have rapid access to support, guidance, and healthcare, as well as low-barrier mechanisms for reporting.
The Storting calls on the government to require major digital platforms to conduct, publish, and regularly update risk assessments of how their services can be misused by violent and extremist networks, along with information about measures taken to reduce such risks.
The Storting calls on the government to report annually to the Storting on developments regarding violent and extremist digital networks targeting children and young people, and on the effectiveness of measures implemented.