EU Eyes Age Verification and Social Media Curbs to Protect Children Online

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined a stronger EU policy push for child online safety at the European Summit on AI and Children in Copenhagen on May 12, 2026. Her remarks emphasized platform design accountability, age verification, and possible social media access restrictions for minors. While no new legal obligations were introduced, the speech signals where the Commission is headed following the existing Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. An open-source age-verification tool is being considered for EU-wide deployment, with a demonstration rollout in Denmark planned for summer. A new expert panel on child safety online was also announced to advise on these evolving measures.

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