EU targets social media to protect children, von der Leyen says
The bloc plans age-verification rules and a possible ban as officials say addictive features and harmful content are hurting minors.
- Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Tuesday at the European Summit in Denmark that the European Commission will regulate social media business models to protect children from harmful design practices.
- In a Copenhagen speech, Von Der Leyen asserted that damages to youth are 'the result of business models that treat our children's attention as a commodity,' not accidental exposure.
- The Commission argues TikTok and Meta are failing to enforce a minimum age of 13 while using addictive design features like endless scrolling, autoplay, and push notifications.
- Simultaneously investigating Twitter for spreading non-consensual content generated by its Grok Artificial Intelligence tool, the European Union developed a secure age-verification app for Member states integration.
- Later this year, the Commission will target 'addictive and harmful design practices' including subscription traps, complex contracts, and attention capture mechanisms to protect children further.
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VIDEO - Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, presented the European Union's plans to protect minors from digital platforms during his opening speech at the European Summit on Artificial Intelligence on Tuesday, 12 May, in Copenhagen.
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