On September 17, local time, the European Commission officially announced the proposed text of the “EU Children Act” to re-establish the age limit for minors in the EU to use social media. On the 16th, European Commission President von der Leyen announced that the EU will further strengthen the protection of underage online use and proposed age restrictions on the use of digital services such as social media by age group. After the bill was announced, many people supported the new regulations, but many parties believe that implementing the legislation will still require a long game. Analysts believe that the proposal is expected to pass, but implementation problems such as age verification and evasion of controls have yet to be solved.

On September 17, local time, the European Commission officially announced the proposed text of the “EU Children Act” to re-establish the age limit for minors in the EU to use social media. On the 16th, European Commission President von der Leyen announced that the EU will further strengthen the protection of underage online use and proposed age restrictions on the use of digital services such as social media by age group. After the bill was announced, many people supported the new regulations, but many parties believe that implementing the legislation will still require a long game. Analysts believe that the proposal is expected to pass, but implementation problems such as age verification and evasion of controls have yet to be solved.