National charter on the go to regulate Internet use by youngsters

The Minister of posts, information technologies and telecommunications, Moussa Benhamadi, has announced the drafting shortly of a national charter strictly regulating the activities of Cyber Cafés in Algeria by notably banning certain nefarious Websites so as to protect children and youngsters who regularly frequent these public spaces in search of information and escapism on the Internet.

• According to Mr.  Moussa Benhamadi, these stringent and preventive measures will be implemented soon across all the national territory.
• Under the new charter which is expected to come into force before the end of the year, all youngsters under age will be banned from entering Cyber Cafés at night and the managers of the Cyber Cafés will be compelled to publish on a notice board, all the forbidden Websites which could have a deviating and deleterious impact on the youth.
• This charter is part of an overall “cleansing” policy worked out by the public authorities regarding the suitable and decent use of the Internet in Algeria, the Minister asserted.