
The EC plan proposes introducing a 13-year age limit for digital platforms
Brussels is planning to introduce restrictions on the social networks of American tech giants with an age limit of 13, seeking to avoid the wrath of US President Donald Trump.
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The EU is discussing introducing age restrictions on the use of digital platforms to protect children.
Brussels wants to impose restrictions on the social networks of American technology giants in a way that avoids the wrath of US President Donald Trump, the Financial Times newspaper reports, citing a European official.
The EU's plan to limit children's access to social media will test the bloc's strategy to impose digital rules without provoking big tech companies - or Donald Trump.
The newspaper notes that the plan of the head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, involves introducing an age ban in a number of digital platforms at the level of 13 years. The publication calls this approach more cautious compared to similar bans that have been adopted or are being considered in some other countries, including the UK, Australia and Indonesia, where the threshold is 16 years old.
At the same time, as the newspaper writes, debates continue within the European Union over what exact minimum age should be set as necessary to use various platforms.
At the end of August, Politico reported that the European Commission abandoned the idea of a strict ban on social networks for children and intends to provide for the possibility of access to them by minors under 13 years old with parental permission due to legal risks and disagreements between EU countries.

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