Von der Leyen's Kids Act: EU Moves to Regulate Children's Digital Lives

Ursula von der Leyen has launched the EU's most ambitious push yet into children's digital lives, proposing a ban on social media access for all children under 13 and strict "safe design" requirements for platforms serving minors up to age 18. In her State of the Union address in Strasbourg, the European Commission president declared it was "time for Europe to Act" against what she called "a great capture of our children" by big tech.

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