French Court Invalidates Under-15 Social Media Access Ban
France’s Constitutional Council struck down the under-15 social media ban as disproportionate and insufficiently protective of privacy in age verification.
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France Approves Social Media Ban for Under-15s
France approved a ban on social media accounts for under-15s, raising key EU law questions on age assurance, privacy, and platform obligations.
EU Considers Social Media Age Restrictions for Minors
The EU is considering age-based social media restrictions for children, supported by privacy-preserving age assurance and stronger platform duties under EU digital law.
Member States can impose certain targeted obligations on online services, CJEU says
The CJEU permits targeted age-verification and roadside-check information restrictions, but requires strict compliance with the E-Commerce Directive’s cross-border safeguards.
UN Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Children Online
UN urges governments and tech firms to make online child safety a priority through stronger platform regulation and rights-based safeguards.
The EU signals possible restriction of VPNs
EU age verification laws are fueling a regulatory push against VPNs, raising serious concerns about online security, proportionality, and the technical feasibility of enforcement.
EU Considers Higher Social Media Age Limits
The Commission backs raising the social media age limit, pointing to Australia, while reaffirming tech firms’ obligations under the DSA and defending the EU age‑verification app.
EU age verification app faces national resistance under digital law
EU governments are resisting the Commission’s age‑verification app, citing security, privacy, and overlap with national digital identity systems.
Commission Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act Over Underage Access
The European Commission found Meta’s Instagram and Facebook in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms and may impose heavy fines.
EU Age Verification App Near Rollout
The EU will soon launch a privacy-preserving age verification app to enforce platform obligations and strengthen child protection under EU digital law.