EU Hits Pause on Country-Level Social Media Bans for Children
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Children's access to social media should be blocked at the EU level, not at the level of individual countries
Children's access to social media should be blocked at the EU level, not at the level of individual countries. This was stated by EC representative Tom Rainier.:"We told the EU countries: let's not split up the European market. "
Brussels, 29 Oct (EFE).- The European Commission announced this Thursday that it will postpone for 12 months the draft national laws that overlap with future European standards for the protection of minors on the internet. The decision concerns in particular Austria, which in July had notified Brussels of a bill to ban [...] The entry Brussels freezes for a year the national laws on minors and social networks was first published in HolaNews.
Brussels wants Austria to postpone its planned social media ban by one year from 14 onwards. It does not want to undermine its own "EU kids act"
Spokesman, 'avoid fragmentation, focus on negotiations on the Eu Kids Act' (ANSA)
The European Commission has extended the standstill period for the Austrian law on an age limit for social media use by one year, which also applies to legislative proposals on the subject from other countries.
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