The Russian Ministry of Digital Development has proposed new rules…
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development has proposed new rules that would allow telecom operators to restrict minors under 18 from receiving SMS messages, including authorization codes for online services, but only with parental consent. The measures aim to protect children from fraud and data theft, with exceptions for government services.
Consensus
- The Ministry of Digital Development of Russia has proposed amendments to the rules of telephone service provision.
- The proposed rules would allow telecom operators to restrict SMS reception for minors under 18.
- Restrictions would apply to SMS messages, including authorization codes for online services.
- The restrictions would only be implemented with parental consent.
- Exceptions are proposed for SMS messages from state information systems, such as Gosuslugi.
- The proposal is still in the draft stage and has not been officially approved.
- The measures are intended to protect minors from fraud and unauthorized access to personal data.
Points of divergence
- The proposal could block children's access to educational platforms and electronic diaries, according to the Association of Big Data. — tg_echoonline_news
- The proposal could affect authentication messages from Russian messaging apps, according to Vympelcom. — tg_echoonline_news
- The proposal includes potential restrictions on international calls and roaming for minors. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The proposal includes restrictions on international calls and roaming for minors. — meduza
- The proposal is part of a broader anti-fraud package, and the government plans to define special service and traffic rules for such numbers. — kommersant
- Ministry of Digital Development plans to implement user age verification mechanisms for online platforms as a near-term priority. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Ministry of Digital Economy proposed to prohibit minors from receiving SMS codes for service access — ЭХО / Новости
- The Ministry of Digital Development of Russia proposed allowing telecom operators to restrict SMS message reception by subscribers under 18 years old — Радио Свобода
- Ministry of Digital Development proposed banning minors from receiving SMS broadcasts — including messages for logging into social networks. The restriction can only be set by parents — Meduza
- In Russia, it was proposed to ban children from receiving SMS broadcasts — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Russia
- Ministry of Digital Development
- Ministry of Digital Development
- Ministry of Digital Development
- Vesti
- Ministry of Digital Development
- SMS-messaging