EU Proposes Age-Tiered Social Media Rules for Under-15s

The European Commission will unveil the EU KIDS Act to limit minors' access to social media and video-sharing platforms before age 15, introducing safe-by-design requirements and a tiered account system: under-13 accounts would be guardian-controlled, 13–15-year-olds would have restricted, supervised access with parental controls, and over-15 users could self-serve, alongside age-verification tech and education measures; enforcement would mirror the Digital Services Act and AI Act, with provisions for education, and the plan excludes educational tools, though negotiations are ongoing.