Overview
- Cross-party agreement establishes a national minimum age of 15 for access to certain social platforms, with a pathway from age 13 subject to parental consent after assessment.
- The government has not specified which services are covered or the exact enforcement method, but plans call for robust age checks using a national e‑ID plus an age‑verification app and stronger use of the EU Digital Services Act.
- Officials say the ban will not take effect immediately as drafting and passage of legislation are expected to take months.
- The package includes 160 million Danish kroner for 14 measures such as enhanced DSA supervision, support for alternative platforms and efforts to curb illegal influencer marketing.
- Denmark’s move follows Australia’s national 16+ restriction that exposes platforms to fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars for systemic failures to block underage accounts.