Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots
Tech > Services & Software > AI Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots The EU Kids Act would accelerate age verification plans and ban social media use for those under 13. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images A new proposal this week from the European Commission, if enacted, would set some of the tightest restrictions yet on technology products, from social media to games to AI chatbots. The EU Kids Act would follow, and in some ways surpass, similar measures that have been imposed in Australia, the UK, China and India, and would require tech companies such as Meta, Google, YouTube and Roblox to change the way they do business.
- ▪Tech > Services & Software > AI Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots The EU Kids Act would accelerate age verification plans and ban social media use for those under 13.
- ▪Thierry Monasse/Getty Images A new proposal this week from the European Commission, if enacted, would set some of the tightest restrictions yet on technology products, from social media to games to AI chatbots.
- ▪The EU Kids Act would follow, and in some ways surpass, similar measures that have been imposed in Australia, the UK, China and India, and would require tech companies such as Meta, Google, YouTube and Roblox to change the way they do busin
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Tech > Services & Software > AI Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots The EU Kids Act would accelerate age verification plans and ban social media use for those under 13. Omar Gallaga Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for outlets including CNET, NPR, WIRED, Texas Monthly, MSNBC, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic and the Austin American-Statesman, where he was a longtime tech reporter, editor and podcaster.… Read full bio Omar Gallaga Read full bio September 18, 2026, 3:32 pm ET 3 min read Ursula von der Leyen wants to take EU-level action on children's social media use.
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