Youth Media Alliance is pleased to unveil its Digital Toolkit, a practical tool to answer ethical and legal questions that producers of digital content for young people may have.
Development of the Digital Toolkit was made possible through the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), the Canada Media Fund (CMF), the Bell Fund, the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), Bereskin & Parr, and mbiance.
The Digital Toolkit provides creators of youth content for Canadian and international markets with a wealth of information about issues involved in operating an online site or mobile application for children, including security, moderation, online payment, advertising, marketing, and personal information. It contains 21 practical information sheets presenting definitions, excerpts from laws and regulations, and advice from a group of experts.
The researcher and lead author for the Digital Toolkit is Sabrina Dubé-Morneau. Other collaborators include Guillaume Aniorté, Christiane Asselin, Judith Beauregard, Chloé Benaroya, Chantal Bowen, Geneviève Brault, Amy Dam., Sophie Dufort, Nathalie Jackson., Caroline Julien, François Larose, Jean-Phillipe Marin, Lesley McCubbin, Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos, and André H. Caron of the Centre for Youth and Media Studies at Université de Montréal.
These practical information sheets, which will be updated on a regular basis, will enable producers and distributors of youth content to offer products that meet the highest standards on the latest delivery platforms. The sheets are available free of charge in English and French on the YMA website at ymamj.org/digitaltoolkit.