SOCIAL NETWORKS: THE RIGHT OF ACCESS FROM CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THE DEMAND FOR SPECIFIC REGULATION

Abstract

This article aims to identify gaps in effectiveness in Brazilian legislation regarding the protection of minors in the digital environment, due to the cognitive vulnerability of this public and their particular way of using social networks. In this sense, the research aims to analyze the provisions of the Brazilian legal system that concern about the protection of minors, so that the need for specific regulation about the use of the internet by minors can be substantiated. The results of the bibliographic research of legislation, jurisprudence and scientific material point to the insufficiency of Brazilian laws regarding the integral protection of minors on the internet, so that the complementation through the creation of its own legislation on the subject would be of great value for the effectiveness of the constitutional principles of integral protection and best interests for children and adolescents, in addition to providing greater security for minors during their navigation in virtual spaces, by stimulating the digital education for children and their legal tutors.