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EU Kids Act proposes 13+ minimum age in draft

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  • Commission will present EU Kids Act in Brussels on Thursday, as Ursula von der Leyen and Henna Virkkunen introduce it.
  • The Act adopts a “safe by design” approach that targets addictive features rather than content.
  • The Commission’s expert panel recommends a minimum age of 13, while France pushes for 15.
  • The Netherlands and Spain call for an EU-wide age-15 floor and privacy-preserving age verification without personal data.