Overview

• Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen announced mandatory information requests at a meeting of EU digital ministers in Horsens, Denmark.
• YouTube is being pressed on whether its age restrictions are too easy to bypass and whether its recommendation systems foster addictive use by children.
• Apple’s App Store and Google Play must detail if minors can access and play gambling apps such as online casinos.
• Snapchat faces questions over enforcing its 13+ rule and indications that minors have been able to purchase drugs on the service.
• The step is not a formal case, companies can explain or adjust their practices, potential investigations could follow, a probe into Meta is already active, and the Commission is advancing an expert group and an EU‑tested digital age‑check.