Overview

• Speaking at a UN General Assembly side event, the European Commission president said she will set up an expert panel and consult parents, teachers and young people to assess EU action.
• Her remarks praised Australia’s approach, which will ban under‑16s from social media from December 10 with enforcement obligations on platforms.
• France, Greece and Spain have urged tighter rules for minors, and Denmark has made the issue a priority during its rotating EU presidency.
• Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain are adapting a prototype age‑verification app for national launches in the coming months.
• EU regulators are already probing how major platforms protect children, while companies including Meta have raised legal and privacy concerns about strict age limits.