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ZPRÁVA (2025/2060(INI))

O ochraně nezletilých osob na internetu

A-10-2025-0213

Výbor pro vnitřní trh a ochranu spotřebitelů · Rapporteur: Christel Schaldemose

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This resolution addresses the protection of minors online, calling for stronger enforcement of existing EU laws, harmonized age verification, bans on addictive design and targeted advertising, and better parental controls.

Committee position. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection proposes a resolution calling for stronger protection of minors online, including legislative measures on age verification, addictive design, and advertising.

Key points

  1. Urges swift enforcement of the Digital Services Act and other laws to ensure a safe online environment for minors, including fines and corrective measures.
  2. Calls for a harmonized EU digital age limit of 16 for social media, video-sharing platforms, and AI companions, and 13 for social media, unless parents decide otherwise.
  3. Demands that age verification mechanisms be privacy-protective, accurate, and not based on tracking or profiling, with platforms receiving only a yes/no answer.
  4. Calls for banning addictive design elements, including infinite scrolling, autoplay, and loot boxes, and for prohibiting recommendation algorithms based on user activity for minors.
  5. Urges the Commission to address dark patterns by clarifying existing laws and reviewing the list of unfair commercial practices.
  6. Calls for extending Digital Services Act obligations to all online video games, including those not considered platforms, and for banning loot boxes in games accessible to minors.
  7. Calls for protecting minors from commercial exploitation by child influencers, including banning platforms from earning from their activities.
  8. Calls for extending the ban on targeted advertising based on profiling to all digital service providers and traders, not just online platforms.
  9. Calls for measures to address AI risks, including deepfakes, AI companions, and chatbots, and for enforcing the AI Act to protect minors.
  10. Calls for integrating media and digital literacy into school curricula and for awareness campaigns for parents and educators.

Who is affected

  • Online platforms, including social media and video-sharing platforms, will face stricter obligations on age verification, design, and advertising.
  • Video game providers, including those not classified as platforms, will be subject to new requirements on content and monetization.
  • Child influencers and platforms hosting them will be subject to bans on commercial exploitation.
  • Parents and guardians will have access to better parental control tools and information.
  • Minors will benefit from a harmonized age limit and protection from addictive and manipulative practices.

Figures and deadlines

  • 97% of young people use the internet daily; 78% of 13-17 year olds check devices hourly; 46% almost constantly.
  • 64% of minors playing video games spend on average 1-20 EUR monthly; average monthly spending rose from 33 EUR in 2020 to 39 EUR in 2023.
  • 97% of the most popular websites and apps use at least one dark pattern.
  • Proposed harmonized digital age limit of 16 years for social media, video-sharing platforms, and AI companions, and 13 years for social media.