Proposal for EU KIDS Act - 'EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy'.
The European Union has proposed an EU KIDS Act, titled 'EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy', aimed at protecting minors from risky digital services and AI systems.
Why it matters: The proposal would extend EU regulation to digital services and AI systems in order to protect minors online while maintaining the digital single market and a coherent enforcement framework.
Written by AI from EU Digital Strategy's published text.
Proposal for EU KIDS Act - 'EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy' Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/17/2026 - 09:21 This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the protection of minors online. The proposal recognises the risks that minors face on certain online social networking services and video-sharing platforms and therefore limits autonomous account creation on those specific platforms and systems by children below the age of 15 years. By providing one age across the European Union, it harmonises diverging national rules removing obstacles to the implementation of the Digital Single Market, ensuring legal certainty and a similar level of protection for all children in the European Union. The proposal and its supporting documents are available on EUR-Lex and will soon be accessible in all official EU languages : Proposal for EU KIDS Act - 'EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy' Communication accompanying the KIDS Act - An EU approach to online child safety Staff Working Document (SWD) - Analysis of Impacts accompanying the proposal for EU kids Act Provide your feedback to the consultation on the EU KIDS ACT until 3 December 2026 (midnight Brussels time). Find further information: Press release KIDS Act - questions and answers Related topics Child safety online Trust and security Online platforms and e-commerce Related content Press release 17 September 2026 EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms’ access to children in the EU The European Commission has adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union.