Internet

Internet is a new form of media. During the last five years the number of websites has increased.

Today there are thousands of radio stations on the Internet. Broadcasting radio and television programmes via the Internet (webcasts) may seem to be a form of transmission by wire. If the transmissions take place in real time via direct playback (streaming) and are aimed at anyone who wants to receive it, they can be regarded as any radio transmission.

The number of newspapers published on the Internet, has also increased. According to the so called database rule of the fundamental law, the Freedom of Expression Act (Chapter 1, article 9), a responsible editor should be appointed and registered for certain electronically spread material.

The Authority issues certificates of no legal impediment to publication for certain databases. The certificate gives voluntary constitutional protection. The Constitutional Protection means that:
• Your transmission gets censorship protection. The authorities are not alloewd to censor the content that is subject to constitutional protection.
• A legally responsible person must be appointed. The Swedish Radio and Television Authority must be notified.
• The legally responsible person is the only one responsible for the broadcasted material.
• The content in all broadcasted material must be stored for six months.
• Exceptions from The Personal Data Act can be made.

More about Internet
In  an international perspective, Sweden is one of the countries where IT availability is greatest. Most people in Sweden have access to the Internet, but using it varies from one group to another. 95 percent of Swedish parents have used the Internet on one or another occasions, and 81 percent of the children have access to the Internet at home. These figures come from SAFT (Safety, Awareness, Facts and Tools), an EU project for safer Internet use among children and juveniles.