Regulating Screens

Issues in Broadcasting and Internet Governance for Children

André H. Caron, Ronald I. Cohen

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780773542099
• eBook ISBN: 9780773589223
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Media Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

The digital age has carried with it a tsunami of change. Children who have grown up with the delivery platforms that are a part of that change are now able to absorb more and more unregulated media on their own, often without any supervision. Bedroom computers, tablets, and smart phones provide private, individualized access to all kinds of content that may not be suitable for children. What rules and regulations exist to counter this potentially threatening environment? In Regulating Screens, André Caron and Ronald Cohen examine how governments and non-governmental organizations have been doing their part to make television and the Internet safer for children. In practical terms, they provide parents, educators, and politicians with an up-to-date inventory of the existing laws, codes, and standards in Canada, as well as information on who administers them and how they can be accessed. Given the Internet's global reach, Caron and Cohen also describe access controls in place in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Regulating Screens offers efficient access to otherwise scattered and difficult-to-find information; it is essential reading for anyone interested in how to safeguard children against risky content, whether accessed on broadcast or virtual platforms.

Table of contents

• Regulating Screens
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms
• Foreword by Jane Tallim
• Introduction
• Part One: Television
• Part Two: Film And Video
• Part Three: Video Games
• Part Four: The Internet
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Index