EU Commission proposes broad scope for tiered age assurance
The European Commission adopted the EU KIDS Act on Thursday as expected, setting new age minimums for access to social…
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EU to propose tiered social media age restrictions for under-15s
The governing body of the European Union is moving ahead on a proposal to set a minimum legal age of…
EU age assurance debate intensifies as Macron seeks bloc-wide social media law
French president Emmanuel Macron is calling on European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to support an EU-wide regulation putting…
‘Policy intention is becoming much clearer’ on digital ID for UK alcohol sales
Is this it? Could it actually be happening? Is the UK government actually now preparing to sign the amendment to…
France ruling on social media age check law has major implications for EU, big platforms
France’s Constitutional Council has declared that legislation limiting social media to kids under 15 constitutes “a disproportionate infringement of freedom…
Governments converge on age assurance but diverge on how to implement it
Governments around the world are increasingly aligned on the view that minors need stronger protections against online harms, in the…
France sets 15 as minimum age for social media nationwide
Ever the libertine, France has set its social media minimum age at 15 years, adding an extra year of scrolling…
European Commission calls for mandated age assurance for social media
The European Commission’s special panel on child safety online has published its final report. Convened to study how kids’ use…
D9+ ministers encourage privacy preserving EU-wide age verification
This week saw the publication of the Luxembourg Declaration, a text marking the meeting of D9+ ministers in Luxembourg to…
Poland adopts age verification law, recommends EUDI Wallet approach
The Polish government has adopted a package of laws on Tuesday, which limits minors’ access to online pornography by requiring…
