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The deputies of the Majilis considered in the second reading and approved the resonant amendments to the legislation on the protection of the rights of the child. The bill obliges the owners of social networks and instant messengers to have special representatives who must constantly be in touch with the Ministry of Information and Social Development and, in the event of a request from a government agency, within 24 hours, remove content that will be recognized by the Kazakh authorities as “harassment” or “bullying” .
“In order to prevent the manifestation of bullying, bullying among minors, the concept of “bullying” is legislated, and the competence of the Ministry of Education and Science to develop rules for the prevention of bullying among minors is also provided. In addition, norms have been proposed to regulate the mechanism for countering illegal content on the Internet, including by fixing the concepts of “online platform”, “instant messaging service”, as well as the rules for their functioning on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the deputy said. Jamila Nurmanbetova.