On 6 August, the sports president published a post on Facebook, where she shared several pictures and one video from the Norway Cup. In addition to the Privacy Act, which is enforced by the governing authorities, the Norwegian Sports Confederation (NIF) came up with new guidelines for the streaming of children’s and youth sports. The guidelines, which came into force at the end of June, were adopted by the sports board. Here it is stated, among other things, that “films of sporting activities shall not be stored or distributed using social media and other open channels”. NFF’s guidelines for streaming children’s and youth sports Children’s and youth sports must not be streamed in age groups under the age of 15, or if athletes under the age of 13 participate. The filming must focus on activity and not on individual athletes. There are requirements for good information and the use of a common reservation and consent solution, which also prevents streaming if children and young people with protection needs participate. Films of sports activities must not be stored or distributed using social media and other open channels. A few days after Kjøll published the video, it was deleted. The sports president claims to news that the video clip was filmed “at a good distance from the athletes who played football so that the children were not identifiable”. In “border countries”, NIF states that the sports president is busy with Arendalsuka and thus not available for an interview with news. Kjøll has therefore given a written answer via the sports association. – When I was made aware that the small video clip could still be in border countries when it comes to the framework for current legislation, especially the privacy regulations, I chose to delete the video, says Kjøll in the statement. FOR CHILDREN and YOUNG PEOPLE: Kjøll shared a video from the Norway Cup, which is a football tournament for children and young people. Photo: Tor Erik Schrøder / NTB news has seen a screenshot of the video. The sports president was apparently a few meters away when he filmed the children. – How can the sports president establish that the children were not identifiable? – It was based on a self-assessment. As I was made aware that the content could be in border countries, I chose to delete the video clip immediately, says Kjøll. The sports president says she did not obtain consent before publication because she thought the athletes were not identifiable. – In NIF’s guidelines it states, among other things: “Films of sports activities shall not be stored or distributed using social media and other open channels”. Isn’t publishing on Facebook a breach of these guidelines? – Yes, to the extent that the children are identifiable, and consent has not been obtained, this will be a breach of the guidelines, says the sports president. – Bomma news’s sports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt reacts to the publication of the video, and thinks it shows that there was a need for the decision made by the sports board regarding new guidelines in this field. CRITICAL: news’s sports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt. Photo: ALEM ZEBIZ Therefore, he also believes that the sports president should have stood out as a better example of the guidelines she herself presented in June. – Here, the sports president, both bomma and duck, did not understand or did not take enough interest in his own decisions, says Saltvedt. – If this is a breach of the guidelines, how big a breach is it actually? – Everyone can get carried away, and one will be from the joy of sport, from children and from the enthusiasm that exists. It is precisely then that one should have the awareness that Berit Kjøll, along with several others, clearly did not have. The difference between her and everyone else is that it is part of her presidential responsibility to lead by example, says Saltvedt. – Become extra aware NIF itself stated that the new guidelines “have been established as a result of a clear desire from sports and several other actors in society for a tightening of current practice, where one sees that children and young people are increasingly exposed to uncontrolled filming and distribution, far down in age groups”. The Norway Cup streamed matches for 15-year-olds and upwards, and in the finals some matches for 13-14-year-olds were streamed in the A finals. General secretary Pål Trælvik informs news that all teams that are streamed have accepted filming and publication, and all teams have been asked if they object to filming/photos. “Ekebergsletta is a public place, and the Norway Cup is a public event. Photos and videos will therefore be taken during the event, but Norway Cup follows the current privacy laws in Norway, and in addition the guidelines of the sport when it comes to photos and videos,” it says on Norway Cup’s website. The sports president says she does not know how old the children in question in the video were. – It is of course very important that we are all aware of this and do not post pictures and videos from events where children are recognisable. It is otherwise the whole intention of the new guidelines on the streaming of children in sports that we should gain control over uncontrolled filming and distribution, says Kjøll in the written statement. – It is of course something I will also be extra aware of the next time I visit a sports event, she adds.
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