{"id":162421,"date":"2025-10-17T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=162421"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:46:46","slug":"new-eu-measures-needed-to-make-online-services-safer-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/new-eu-measures-needed-to-make-online-services-safer-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"New EU measures needed to make online services safer for minors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enforce Digital Services Act quickly and ban harmful practices such as addictive design and gambling-like game features to protect minors, say MEPs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Thursday, MEPs from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee adopted a report, by 32 votes in favour, 5 against and with 9 abstentions, in which they express concerns over major online platforms\u2019 failure to protect minors adequately and warn of the risks relating to addiction, mental health, and exposure to illegal and harmful content.<\/p>\n

Age assurance and minimums<\/strong><\/p>\n

The text supports the Commission\u2019s efforts to develop privacy-preserving age assurance systems, while warning that such measures must respect children\u2019s rights and privacy, and do not absolve platforms of the responsibility to make their services safe by design.<\/p>\n

The MEPs propose an EU-wide digital minimum age of 16 for access to social media, video sharing platforms and AI (artificial intelligence) companions, unless authorised by parents, and a minimum age of 13 to access any social media.<\/p>\n

Stronger action by the Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MEPs urge the Commission to make full use of its powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA), including issuing fines or, as a last resort, banning non-compliant sites or applications that endanger minors. They also call on the Commission to:<\/p>\n