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Commission holds special meeting of Scientific panel on frontier AI safety and risks Commission holds special meeting of Scientific panel on frontier AI safety and risks Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 10/09/2026 - 09:16 Today, the Commission holds a special meeting of the Scientific Panel on artificial intelligence (AI). The panel has been investigating recent loss-of-control incidents, and together with the Commission's AI Office, has worked on a set of questions for the companies that developed the models involved. Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, will attend the meeting. The Scientific Panel brings together 60 world-leading independent experts who advise the EU AI Office and national authorities on systemic risks, model classification, evaluation methodologies, and cross-border market surveillance. During the meeting, the panel will present recommendations to the Commission on frontier AI safety and security risks. Executive-Vice President Henna Virkkunen said: "The EU has the first law in the world that addresses systemic risk from AI, and we need state-of-the-art scientific input. AI capabilities are advancing rapidly, but with a strong legal framework, decisive enforcement and the best scientific minds supporting this work, Europe can lead in ensuring safe and secure AI." Find out more about the Scientific Panel on artificial intelligence (AI) Related topics Artificial intelligence AI Office Scientific panel

European AI Innovation Month European AI Innovation Month Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/08/2026 - 09:00   14 October 2026 - 17 November 2026 From 14 October to 17 November 2026, this initiative led by the European Commission in partnership with the upcoming Irish Presidency of the Council promotes a series of online and in-person events showcasing AI innovation and adoption across Europe. Main link Related topics Events Artificial intelligence Apply AI Summit

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accompanying the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Read the full press release and factsheet. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. Below you can download the proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy, together with the Communication and the Staff Working Document (SWD) accompanying it. Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Downloads 1 - Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Download  2 - Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Download  3 - Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accoumpaning the proposal for EU kids Act Download  Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release17 September 2026EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EUToday, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.

EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms access to children in the EU Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:36 Today, the European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union. The proposal prohibits social media platforms from accessing children under the age of 13 and sets an EU-wide minimum age for minors to open an account of their own at the age of 15, thereby ensuring a gradual approach. The KIDS Act also reverses the burden of proof. Now, service providers will have to show that their services are age-appropriate and safe by design. Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said: Today, our children are engaging with the most sophisticated technologies ever created. Technology that was never created with their wellbeing in mind. Our KIDS Act is reversing the burden of proof - it is for platforms to show they are safe by design. And we put parents back in the driving seat, giving them the tools to help their children navigate a safer online world. Find further information: Kids Act - Proposal and supporting documents KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Policy and legislation17 September 2026Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and TrustworthyThis proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online.

Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Proposal for EU KIDS Act - EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 To be added Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - an overview KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Better Internet for Children Strengthening trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce

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Apply AI Summit Apply AI Summit Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/07/2026 - 15:58   17 November 2026   The EGG (Brussels) The Apply AI Summit will gather high-level stakeholders – from industrial representatives, policymakers and startups – to accelerate AI implementation in strategic industries. Main link Register until 13 November Related topics Events Artificial intelligence Apply AI Summit