Republic of the CongoChild Protection Law, Media Duty to Protect Children from Harmful Content
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In force since 17 June 2010.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 22 September 2026.
What this law does
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Loi n°4-2010 defines a child as any human being under eighteen who has not otherwise reached majority by special provision (article premier). Article 38 gives the child a right of access to diversified and objective information and prohibits media from disseminating information that could compromise the child's development.
The article requires media to promote children's books, to protect childhood in audiovisual programming, and to protect the child against pornography, harmful information, and scenes of violence disseminated through video clubs, internet sites, advertising, and other documents that could harm the child's harmonious development. No age-verification mechanism, enforcement body, or penalty specific to this duty appears in the law's text.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Media reaching children, including audiovisual broadcast programming, video clubs, internet sites, advertising, and other publications
Obligation class
Prohibition
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Loi n°4-2010 du 14 juin 2010 portant protection de l'enfant en République du Congo
Journal Officiel de la République du Congo n°24-2010 (17 June 2010)
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