Cabinet Backs EU-Wide Minimum Age for Social Media - DutchNews.nl
The plan would extend to video games and AI chatbots and use EU-level enforcement to avoid a patchwork of national rules, the countries said.
- On Friday, the Netherlands and Spain circulated a joint proposal urging an EU-wide minimum age for social media, video games, and AI chatbots to combat addictive design.
- National fragmentation currently blunts the effectiveness of age restrictions, prompting the two countries to seek harmonized, EU-level enforcement as France and Denmark independently advance legislation.
- Junior digital economy minister Willemijn Aerdts noted 15 remains the Dutch position, emphasizing that the proposal should rely on privacy-friendly age verification rather than parental consent.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to outline the bloc's social media strategy during her State of the Union speech to the European Parliament next Wednesday.
- Privacy advocates worry about age verification feasibility, particularly as previous attempts by Brussels to implement such checks faced technical challenges and required security patches.
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The Dutch government supports the establishment of a common European age limit for children using social networks and is working with Spain on a common approach across the European Union. Dutch Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Aerdts said that a growing number of European countries are supporting the establishment of such restrictions. According to him, children and young people are exposed to harmful content online and often spend more ti…
The Netherlands will present a number of proposals to the European Commission to protect minors on social networks, including a common minimum age throughout the European Union and to oblige online platforms to demonstrate that their services are child-friendly, reports the EFE agency on Friday, according to Agerpres.
The Netherlands will present to the European Commission a number of proposals to protect minors on social networks, including a common minimum age throughout the European Union, mechanisms for monitoring privacy and forcing online platforms to demonstrate that their services are safe for children, reports the EFE agency, taken over by Agerpres on Friday.
Dutch, Spanish governments propose common rules with privacy-friendly age verification
Dutch Cabinet announces backing for an EU-wide social media age limit
The Dutch Cabinet has officially announced its official backing of an EU-wide minimum age limit for social media and other digital services. The Cabinet submitted a joint proposal to the European Commission with Spain, pushing for a harmonized European-level enforcement system to protect minors from “addictive algorithms” and “harmful content.”
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