News and Events Related to Child Protection

Children’s digital habits and screen time are significantly influenced by the type of municipality where their families live and the age of their parents as well as their parents’ level of education.

However, it is difficult to set boundaries for content consumption in everyday life, as parents report that 83% of children who use digital devices have difficulty disconnecting.

Bethesda Children’s Hospital and the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) are launching an educational video series titled “Tips for a More Screen-Free Childhood” aimed at families.

On 13 March 2026, this year’s NMHH Partner Schools Programme certificate ceremony was held at the NMHH building on Esztergomi út.

The kidfluencer research by the NMHH sought answers to questions such as how visibility becomes a burden, likes turn into a measure of performance, and “proud posting” evolves into exploitation.

The book “Digital Parenthood”, published in the Gondolat Kiadó Media Studies book series, also addresses “sharenting” in detail. This concept, a portmanteau of “sharing” and “parenting”, describes one of the most widespread yet most controversial phenomena of our time.

In order to effectively protect minors in the online space, a safe mobile internet service designed with underage users in mind will be available from 1 January 2026 through providers Magyar Telekom, One Hungary and Yettel Hungary. 

The dangerous trends that periodically surface on social media platforms can cause serious psychological damage to victims. Experts at the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) are closely monitoring these developments. This time, they studied the “Szon Patrol” TikTok trend, which originated in Poland and has spread rapidly among young people. 

After the pandemic years, the oral finals of the National Secondary School Academic Competition (OKTV) in the subject of motion picture culture and media literacy was once again organised in the Media Literacy Education Centre of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) at Magic Valley (Bűvösvölgy).

At the grand opening ceremony held on 8th February, president of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) Monika Karas opened the Magic Valley of Debrecen, Hungary’s second media literacy and education centre, which is the first one outside Budapest.

The autumn campaign of the Internet Hotline – the legal advisory service run by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority – aims to combat online abuse, in particular intimate image abuse, grooming and cyberbullying.

INHOPE, the international association combating child sexual exploitation, published its 2022 Annual Report.

NMHH will notify the Luxembourg counterpart with jurisdiction of the new infringements under Hungarian law and request that it take the necessary measures.

The body found that the media service provider, by broadcasting the content within the programme without notice, had violated the legal provision.

The Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) has examined the trailer of the series Dr. Balthazar, which is broadcast on Prime. The Council found irregularities during its investigation of the district radio station Forrás.