Brussels, 17 September 2025
A conference on “Protecting minors from online threats” will take place on Tuesday 23rd September at 18h in the European Parliament.
You may register here : https://forms.gle/ecYAtfb82M8CxmVd8
Thank you to MEP Matej Tonin (EPP, Slovenia) for supporting this important cause !
This event aims at highlighting the urgent need to protect children from the harmful effects of online pornography and at creating space for the Members of the European Parliament and European Commission representatives to exchange with experts and civil society and to discuss concrete actions that must be taken at the European level for a better protection of minors from digital threats. The conference is supported by the European Child Shield Platform, a network gathering legal and medical experts on pornography and more than 30 NGOs working in prevention and addiction support from 19 EU Member-States.
Draft programme :
18.00 – 18.15
Welcome and opening speech
MEP Matej Tonin (EPP, Slovenia)
18.15 – 19.30
Round Table: Expert panel
Moderator
Benjamin Tomazic, Inštitut Integrum / Maria Waszkiewicz, FAFCE
Medical expert
Mar Álvarez Segura, M.D., Ph.D, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu/Abat Oliba CEU University, Barcelona
Prevention and education
Anne-Sixtine Perardel, Emotional and sexual health counsellor, Sexologist, Couples therapist, France
Clinical Research
Táňa Reháková, NePornu, data on pornography consumption among teenagers, Czech Republic
Legal expert
Priscille Kulczyk, Research Fellow at the European Centre for Law and Justice, France
Digital Services Act
Matthieu Bruynseels, FAFCE Advocacy Director for EU Affairs
19.30 – 19.50
Q&A
19.50 – 20.00
Closing remarks
