Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)NoticesNotice in terms of Section 24C and Section 27A of the Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996), as amendedSchedule 2 - Obligations of Internet Access and Service Providers2. Obligations by Internet Access and Service Providers |
| (1) | Any person contemplated in section 24C of the Act is required to update the FPB in writing, within 90 (ninety) days from publication of this Notice, how they have: |
| (a) | moderated their child-orientated services and taken such reasonable steps as are necessary to ensure that such services are not being used by any person for the purpose of the commission of any offence against children; |
| (b) | prominently displayed reasonable safety messages in a language that will be clearly understood by children, on all advertisements for a child oriented service, as well as in the medium used to access such child oriented service including, where appropriate, chatroom safety messages for chatrooms or similar contact services; |
| (c) | provided a mechanism to enable children to report suspicious behaviour by any person in a chatroom to the service or access provider; |
| (d) | reported details of any information regarding behaviour which is indicative of the commission of any offence by any person against any child to a police official of the South African Police Service; and |
| (e) | where technically feasible, provided children and their parents or primary caregivers with information concerning software or other tools which can be used to filter or block access to content services and contact services, where allowing a child to access such content service or contact service would constitute an offence under this Act or which may be considered unsuitable for children, as well as information concerning the use of such software or other tools. |