Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

9.9.2026 A10-0220/1

Amendment 1

Annamária Vicsek, Elisabeth Dieringer, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, Georg Mayer, Petra Steger, Harald Vilimsky, Antonín Staněk, Majbritt Birkholm, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Kinga Gál, Tamás Deutsch, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, György Hölvényi, András László, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Vilis Krištopans, Tiago Moreira de Sá, António Tânger Corrêa, Gerolf Annemans, Barbara Bonte, Tom Vandendriessche, Mieke Andriese, Rachel Blom, Ton Diepeveen, Marieke Ehlers, Sebastian Kruis, Paolo Borchia, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Aldo Patriciello, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, Jaroslav Bžoch, Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Knot, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Christophe Bay, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck, Thierry Mariani, Marie Dauchy, Aleksandar Nikolic, Mathilde Androuët, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Laurent Castillo, Gilles Pennelle, Julien Leonardelli, Virginie Joron, Tomasz Buczek, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Report A10-0220/2026

Sandro Ruotolo

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

(2025/2081(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Stresses that addressing the impact of social media on young people requires an integrated European strategy, which combines safety and privacy-by-design, safety by-default, age-appropriate design, algorithmic transparency and privacy-first age verification mechanisms, and which strengthens mental well-being, digital and media literacy that involves families, schools and educators, and participatory governance and evidence-based evaluation to ensure equal protection and empowerment for all;	1. Stresses that addressing the impact of social media on young people requires an approach that combines safety and privacy-by-design, safety by default, age-appropriate design, algorithmic transparency and parental control mechanisms, and that strengthens mental well-being, digital and media literacy that involves families, schools and educators, and participatory governance and evidence-based evaluation to ensure equal protection and empowerment for all, while the best interest of the child must be the guiding principle for any policy action or legislative initiative in this regard;

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9.9.2026 A10-0220/2

Amendment 2

Report A10-0220/2026

Sandro Ruotolo

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

(2025/2081(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1a. Recognises the fundamental role of parents and legal guardians, as primary caretakers, in making decisions for the development of their child, including on media education, access to platforms and digital content;

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9.9.2026 A10-0220/3

Amendment 3

Report A10-0220/2026

Sandro Ruotolo

Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

(2025/2081(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 69

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
69. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, relevant bodies, platforms and experts, to develop specific guidelines and tools to combat the spread of disinformation targeting young people online; stresses the need to integrate the labelling of suspicious content, the removal of false information that may endanger children’s health or safety, and the promotion of reliable sources through educational tools and algorithmic recommendations;	69. Stresses the importance of strengthening critical thinking and young people’s ability to assess the reliability of information independently, while ensuring access to a diverse range of information and fully respecting freedom of expression and media pluralism;

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