EU proposes banning kids under 13 from social media, online games, and AI chatbots.
The EU Kids Act will be formally unveiled tomorrow where it will eventually be put to a vote by the 27 nation bloc. Parent-chaperoned “mini accounts” are proposed for children 13 to 15.
TL;DR
- The EU Kids Act is to be formally unveiled and will be put to a vote.
- Children under 13 may be banned from social media, online games, and AI chatbots.
- Children aged 13 to 15 could have parent-chaperoned "mini accounts".
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed disagreement with the idea that Big Tech's power is impossible to roll back.
- The legislation aims to address addictive features, children being drawn into extreme content, and the use of girls' photos for AI-generated sexualized images.