US EditionMeta, Google, Weigh in to Europe's Age Assurance Debate
- Meta advocates for a unified digital age limit across the EU that would mandate parental consent before minors can use online platforms such as social media.
- This initiative builds on earlier national measures, such as France establishing parental consent requirements for children under 15 in 2023, followed by President Macron's 2024 appeal for all EU countries to implement similar regulations.
- Meta recently launched Teen Accounts automatically enrolling millions of European teens to enable parental control over settings and app usage times.
- Google added Zero-Knowledge Proof to its Wallet in April 2025 to enable privacy-preserving age verification; Instagram's Tara Hopkins supports app store-level verification across services.
- Meta emphasizes these measures empower parents broadly across digital platforms, cautioning government-mandated bans undermine parental authority and fail to address teens' diverse online interactions.
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Meta believes that parental authorization is needed when teenagers want to download apps, as an option to set the digital age.
Meta supports EU-wide digital majority age proposal
At Meta, the safety of young people remains a top priority. The company has expressed support for proposals to establish a common Digital Majority Age across EU member states, requiring parental approval for younger teens' access to digital services, including social media.Meta believes this initiative can effectively address the industry-wide challenge of ensuring safe and age-appropriate online experiences for teens. This approach is based on …
"The safety of our children is non-negotiable," stressed the Minister of Digital Governance, D. Papastergiou.
Mark Zuckerberg's famous IA strategy.
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