EU Prepares Rollout of Digital Age Verification to Protect Kids
TL;DR
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the bloc’s digital age verification app is technically ready and will soon roll out to let users prove their age via passport, national ID, or trusted providers, with privacy protections; platforms will be held to account to protect kids online, and national versions will follow this year as the app aims to become a global standard and integrate with national digital wallet solutions.
- ‘No more excuses’: Von der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready politico.eu
- Europe rolls out online age verification app to protect young people CNN
- EU Unveils Age Verification App as Social Media Bans Gain Steam Bloomberg
- EU age verification app announced to protect children online DW.com
- Statement by President von der Leyen with Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on the digital age verification app European Commission
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