Overview
- Under the political agreement, access to certain social media would be barred for under‑15s, with parental consent possible from age 13 after a specific assessment.
- The government has not named which services will be covered or how checks will work, and ministers say drafting and passage of legislation will take months.
- Officials are exploring age assurance via Denmark’s national e‑ID and a planned verification app, with talk of compelling platforms to use robust age verification through EU enforcement tools.
- The package allocates 160 million Danish kroner to 14 initiatives, including stronger Digital Services Act supervision, support for alternative platforms, and action against illegal influencer marketing.
- The move has broad parliamentary backing and comes as Australia’s 16+ law takes effect on December 10 and EU rules already prohibit under‑13 accounts, with some lawmakers pushing to raise the EU age threshold.