EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s
The draft would add age checks, parental controls and safer design rules for social platforms, video games and AI chatbots, officials said.
- On Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen will present the "EU Kids Act," restricting children under 15 from social media, video sharing, AI chatbots, and online games.
- Mounting global concerns about platforms like Meta's Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google's YouTube, and ChatGPT harming children's safety prompted the initiative. The Union stated it "needs to limit the access of tech companies to our children, and not the other way around."
- Under the proposal, under-3s receive no access, while children aged 3 to 12 require full parental control for child-friendly services. Users 13 to 14 may request limited introductory accounts; those 15 and older manage their own profiles.
- Platforms must verify age for new accounts and provide tools enabling children to report harmful content. COMPANIES will also pay supervisory fees to fund enforcement while avoiding addictive designs and harmful feeds.
- The Commission must negotiate the draft with EU countries and the European Parliament in the coming months before it becomes law. Details may still change ahead of the announcement.
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The European Union is preparing the widest possible intervention so far to protect children in the digital environment. People under 15 years of age would have restricted access to social networks, video platforms, AI chatbots and online games, according to a European Commission document consulted by Reuters.
Leak: EU Commission to pitch social media restrictions for under-15s
The European Commission will propose barring under-15s from social media without parental consent, plus safety-by-design rules for risky online services like AI chatbots and video games in a legislative proposal that will be published on Thursday, according to a document obtained by Euronews.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Won-tae = The European Union (EU) Commission [is investigating] social media, video sharing platforms, online game platforms, AI ... for children under 15 years of age
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