EU KIDS Act
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Last active 17 Sept 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal sets EU-wide rules to protect minors online through age limits, safer design requirements, age checks, and stronger reporting and guardian tools.
Who it affects
It affects children and teenagers using social networks, video-sharing platforms, online games, AI companions, chatbots, and app stores. It also affects the providers of those services, especially platforms that let users create accounts or buy apps.
Core of the proposal
- Blocks autonomous accounts under 15 on certain social and video-sharing services.
- Allows guardian-set accounts from age 13 with limited features; some child-oriented video services may allow younger access under supervision.
- Requires safety-by-design measures on design, recommendations, defaults, contacts, spending, and reporting.
- Requires age assurance, parental responsibility checks, age ratings for app stores, and complaint mechanisms.
Key provisions
- Transitional law
- Existing accounts must be checked within a set period, and very large platforms must submit an implementation plan within six months for compliance with minimum-age rules.
Articles changed · 1 across 1 law
- Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (32020L1828)
- art. Annex I: adds this Regulation to the list of EU acts covered by representative actions
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker