aceEurope Proposes a New Test for Big Tech: Prove Children Are Safe by Design
Europe wants child safety built into digital platforms and the biggest providers to prove it. The proposed EU KIDS Act would combine a minimum age of 15 for independent social media accounts with curbs on addictive features and AI companions that create emotional dependency, putting platform design at the heart of online child protection.
Proposed EU KIDS Act would require the biggest digital platforms to prove child safety is built into design, including curbs on addictive features and AI companions.
AI companions that create emotional dependency are identified as a design risk to children that may require regulatory curbs.
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- JournalismDevdiscourse2026-09-17
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-1125, v1: “Europe Proposes a New Test for Big Tech: Prove Children Are Safe by Design.” Truvace, 2026-09-18. /record/TRV-2026-1125 (accessed at citation time). sha256 a1d32495cb408f4d…
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