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Denmark Leads Push for Safer Online Spaces for Minors

10/12/2025

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Denmark is spearheading initiatives to protect minors online, as discussed at the Informal Council Meeting in Horsens.
Danish Minister for Digital Affairs Caroline Stage advocated for age verification on social media and stricter regulations.
The meeting produced the "Jutland Declaration," which calls for a European legal requirement for effective age verification and measures against harmful online practices.
Cyprus is involved in a European Commission pilot project to develop secure age verification systems, with Deputy Minister Nikodimos Damianou emphasizing the need for safer online spaces for children.
Both Denmark and Cyprus aim to improve digital safety for minors across Europe.

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Denmark is spearheading initiatives to protect minors online, as discussed at the Informal Council Meeting in Horsens.
Danish Minister for Digital Affairs Caroline Stage advocated for age verification on social media and stricter regulations.
The meeting produced the "Jutland Declaration," which calls for a European legal requirement for effective age verification and measures against harmful online practices.
Cyprus is involved in a European Commission pilot project to develop secure age verification systems, with Deputy Minister Nikodimos Damianou emphasizing the need for safer online spaces for children.
Both Denmark and Cyprus aim to improve digital safety for minors across Europe.