EU aims for common regulations rather than national rules to protect children online

Thomas Regnier, one of the spokespersons of the EU Commission, answered journalists' questions at the daily press conference.

Reminding that they presented a clear proposal for the "EU Children's Law", which aims to provide equal protection to all children across the EU, Regnier stated that the proposal includes a phased approach and imposes obligations to ensure security for all online services from the design stage.

"A common European response to the Europe-wide problem is needed"

"It is a Europe-wide problem that requires a common European response," Regnier said. he said.

Pointing out that the EU Commission decided to postpone the work on draft national legislation that overlaps with the rules to be harmonized across the EU in the future for 12 months, Regnier noted that this decision is of critical importance in preventing the fragmentation of the EU internal market and protecting the work of common legislators.

Regnier stated that in the future, the negotiations on the "EU Children's Law" should be focused on and the effective implementation of the rules should be ensured.

"Differentiation of national rules may make implementation difficult"

Warning that the divergence of national regulations could lead to fragmentation in the EU internal market, Regnier stated that member countries' adoption of different age limits and different laws could make the implementation of the rules almost impossible.

Pointing out that online platforms will have difficulty adapting to different regulations in a fragmented market, Regnier said that this may cause the protection for children to be ineffective.