EU Kids Act: Under-15s Face Social Media Account Restrictions Under New Proposals

How does the EU plan to ban social media for under-15s?

The EU Kids Act promises to wean children off endless scrolling and late‑night gaming, but privacy advocates and parts of the tech industry warn the EU’s own age‑verification system could open the door to new risks.

EU Kids Act: Under-15s face social media account restrictions under new proposals

The proposed EU Kids Act would introduce age verification, restrictions on addictive features and new safety requirements for platforms

The EU Wants to Break Up Kids and Their Chatbots

ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchat’s My AI will all be in the crosshairs as the EU Kids Act aims to strip minor-facing chatbots of all the things that make people love them.

EU Children's Act introduces new restrictions on minors: Tim Sweeney worried about Epic Games' business

this European Commission Submitted on September 17EU Children’s Actlegislative proposals aimed at standardizing rules Internet protection for minors. The measure mainly concerns social networks, but also includes video-sharing services, online games and artificial intelligence systems. One of the core elements of the proposal is the introduction of The minimum age to create an independent account […]

EU proposes strict Social Media ban for under-15s in landmark child safety act

The European Commission has proposed the EU Kids Act to restrict social media access for under-15s, banning under-13s and capping older teens at one hour per day.