EU Hits Pause On Country-Level Social Media Bans For Children
The Commission says a single EU Kids Act must come first, as 12 national drafts are now on hold to avoid fragmented age limits.
- On Thursday, the European Commission blocked Austria's draft law banning social media for children under 14, postponing overlapping national legislation for 12 months to prevent fragmented age limits across member states.
- Brussels aims for a unified approach, as the Commission recently proposed the EU Kids Act to restrict under-13s from social media and require parental supervision for users aged 13 to 15.
- Austrian Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler criticized the pause, stating he couldn't "fathom" why the Commission hit pause and that protecting children from "daily harm caused by social media companies" cannot be postponed.
- Exceptions exist for nations like France and Greece that notified their plans before bloc-wide legislation was proposed, though Vienna faces the 12-month delay and must wait to enforce its restrictions.
- Negotiators hope to finalize the EU Kids Act in the coming months, establishing a definitive timeline for lifting national holds and implementing harmonized digital safety rules across all member states.
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During this time, Brussels aims to develop Europe-wide rules.
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Statement from the EU Commission slows down age limits on social platforms. Minister will raise the issue in the EU.
EU pauses national social media bans for a year, starting with Austria
The European Commission has told EU countries to put national social media bans for children on hold for 12 months. It wants a single EU law instead. Austria is the first country affected, and its plan to keep under-14s off social media is now frozen. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier announced the pause in Brussels on […] This story continues at The Next Web
The European Commission freezes for 12 months the national laws on the access of minors to the platforms. A few weeks ago Meloni (after the government had opposed the law in Parliament) had given the green light to the Italian one. Malpezzi (Pd): "Indignant for the delay, we would have been the opener" . Madia (IV): "Grave opportunity lost." Towards the stop to the amendments to safety on the subject
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