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Draft report (2025/2060(INI)) 2025-07-10

Protection of minors online

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Amendment 1

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to its resolution 2022/2014 on consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach of 18 January 2023,3a
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	3a European Parliament resolution of 18 January 2023 on consumer protection in online video games a European single market approach 2022 2014 INI

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Amendment 2

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, and General Comment No 25 (2021) of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child focusing on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment1 a;
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	1 a https://docs.un.org/en/CRC/C/GC/25

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Amendment 3

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commission Digital Fairness Fitness Check on EU consumer law;

Or. fr

Amendment 4

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Tomislav Sokol, Axel Voss, Sebastião Bugalho, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Commission Notice - Guidance on the interpretation and application of Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (UCPD Guidance)

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Amendment 5

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on consumer protection in online video games: a European single market approach (A9-0300/2022)

Or. fr

Amendment 6

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commission’s guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065,

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Amendment 7

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (CPC Regulation)

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Amendment 8

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) in view of changing market realities

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Amendment 9

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on A Digital Decade for children and youth: the new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+),

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Amendment 10

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing the European Digital Identity Framework

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Amendment 11

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the draft Commission guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (draft DSA guidelines)

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Amendment 12

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament and Council Directive of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce);

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Amendment 13

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Directive on combating child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast);

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Amendment 14

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the General comment No. 25 (2021) to the Convention on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment,

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Amendment 15

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commission guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065l;

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Amendment 16

Virginie Joron, Filip Turek, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Commission laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse;

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Amendment 17

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Better Internet for Kids Strategy;

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Amendment 18

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);

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Amendment 19

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization identified ‘gaming disorder’ as a possible health condition, characterised by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences; whereas to qualify, the behaviour should be of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning and would normally have been evident for at least 12 months; whereas the WHO cites studies that suggest that gaming disorder affects only a small proportion of people who engage in digital- or video-gaming activities;
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.	7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 20

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas 78% of 13- to 17-year-olds report checking their devices at least hourly and 46% checking it almost constantly8;
	whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7; whereas minors are more vulnerable to AI-generated content as their cognitive capabilities are still developing; whereas research shows that habitual checking of social media in teenagers may be associated with changes in neural sensitivity to anticipation of social rewards and punishments; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;
	8 - Maria T Maza, Kara A Fox, Seh-Joo Kwon, Jessica E Flannery, Kristen A Lindquist, Mitchell J Prinstein, Eva H Telzer. Association of Habitual Checking Behaviors on Social Media With Longitudinal
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.	7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 21

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas it is essential to guarantee the right of access of minors to the internet as it contributes to their freedom of expression, learning, information and opinion; whereas digital technologies can boost the social skills of minors;
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 22

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests correlation in the rise in mental health problems in adolescents and excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder; whereas 16-24 year-olds spend an average of over seven hours a day on the internet; whereas studies have shown that excessive social media can impact brain development and brain capacity of minors, young people and adults; whereas correlations have been found between excessive social media use and lack of impulse control;
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.	7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 23

Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive use of streaming services for films, series and music, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder; whereas neuropsychologists are pointing the finger at the harmful effects of the use of screens by minors, such as reduced life expectancy, increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease8 a
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.	7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., 'Harmful Internet Use Part I:Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.
	8 a https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/carnets-de-sante/l-impact-des-ecrans-sur-le-cerveau-7908242

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Amendment 24

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors such as heightened anxiety and depression while excessive screen time can also limit the development of critical skills, alter cognitive capacities, and diminish the ability to collaborate effectively; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.	7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 25

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;	A. whereas 97 % of young people use the internet daily; whereas one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 ; whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression, in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;
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7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.	7 Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 26

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas citizens, especially minors, are increasingly engaging with social media, video-/content-sharing platforms, and online aggregators, including for news consumption; whereas personalities and influencers active on these online platforms have gained considerable influence in shaping public discourse; whereas many users, including minors, find it challenging to distinguish between true and false information in online news; whereas ensuring the responsible operation and design of these platforms, alongside the promotion of critical thinking and media and digital literacy among minors, must be a priority; whereas comprehensive educational programs and awareness campaigns are essential to inform minors, parents, and educators about the risks and safe practices online, thereby empowering them to navigate the digital world safely;

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Amendment 27

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Axel Voss, Sebastião Bugalho, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas the influencer advertising market in Europe has witnessed significant growth in recent years, driven by the increasing importance of social media platforms, a rise in digital advertising budgets, and the increasing preference of brands for more authentic forms of marketing; whereas businesses strive to engage with younger, tech-savvy consumers, influencer marketing has emerged as a key strategy for building brand awareness, trust, and credibility; whereas the European market for influencer marketing is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 12% over the next five years, by 2030 the market size is expected to surpass USD 7.5 billion, demonstrating robust growth prospects;

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Amendment 28

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Aa. whereas, however, one in four children and young people display ‘problematic’ or ‘dysfunctional’ smartphone use, meaning behavioural patterns mirroring addiction7 a whereas research suggests that the rise in mental health problems in adolescents may be related to excessive social media use, and social media pressure has been identified as one of the top five causes of mental health difficulties for minors; whereas the World Health Organization recognises gaming addiction as a mental health disorder;
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	7 a Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., 'Harmful Internet Use Part I:Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51.

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Amendment 29

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas citizens, and minors in particular, are increasingly engaging with social media, video and content-sharing platforms, as well as online aggregators, including for accessing news; whereas influencers and public figures on these platforms have gained significant influence in shaping public discourse; whereas many users, including minors, face difficulties in distinguishing reliable from false or misleading information online; whereas promoting critical thinking and strengthening media and digital literacy among minors, alongside ensuring the responsible design and operation of these platforms, should be a key priority;

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Amendment 30

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas digital technologies and online services offer significant benefits for minors outweighing the risks, including ‘through its social and interactive features, how it opens up new opportunities for performance, creativity and expression, and features as an everyday practice in the home for purposes of social interaction and relaxation with the family” thus where used appropriately, supporting education, social interactions cognitive development8a;
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	8a Burns, T. and F. Gottschalk (eds.) (2019), Educating 21st Century Children: Emotional Well-being in the Digital Age, Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Publishing, Paris,

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Amendment 31

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas according to WHO7a, more than 11% of adolescents showed signs of problematic social media behaviour, struggling to control their use and experiencing negative consequences;
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	7a WHO Report (2024), Teens, screens and mental health; https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/25-09-2024-teens--screens-and-mental-health

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Amendment 32

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. Whereas in a study of 6 000 children aged 12-18 a small positive association between screen time and depressive symptoms and delinquency have been established; whereas study conducted in the United Kingdom with over 120 000 15-year-old children found that the time children spend using digital technology only had negligible impacts on mental well-being9a; whereas taken together, evidence from the OECD report Educating 21st Century Children: Emotional Well-being in the Digital Age finds that time spent on digital technology can have both positive and negative effects on children’s well-being, depending on the type of activity and the amount of time devoted to different digital uses; whereas this underscores the need for balanced policies that strengthen parental participation, as parents and guardians are best placed to oversee and guide the appropriate amount and type of digital engagement for their children;
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	9a Burns, T. and F. Gottschalk (eds.) (2019), Educating 21st Century Children: Emotional Well-being in the Digital Age, Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Publishing, Paris,

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Amendment 33

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas according to WHO, 12% of adolescents are at risk of problematic gaming, with boys more likely than girls to show signs of problematic gaming (16% in comparison to 7% for girls).

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Amendment 34

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas online platforms continue to operate under a limited liability regime that does not fully reflect their significant economic and societal influence;

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Amendment 35

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. Whereas the interests of children are not static; assessing and determining the best interests of children requires carefully balancing competing interests, safeguarding children and empowering them to exercise their agency; the rapid pace of technological change, the evolving nature of online risks necessitate careful consideration of the balancing act between concerns about excessive use and potential harms against the educational, social and creative benefits of digital engagement.; whereas protecting children from potentially harmful online content needs to be balanced with respecting their right to access information and participate in online communities; whereas when children develop their digital literacy skills, the balance shifts towards greater autonomy and participation, requiring age-appropriate support and guidance, empowering children to make informed choices and navigate online risks responsibly 9a;
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	9a UNICEF Working paper “Best Interests of the Child in Relation to the Digital Environment” February 2025

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Amendment 36

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas at present, no EU legislation sufficiently addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size;	B. whereas at present, enforcement of EU legislation sufficiently addressing the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems is fragmented; whereas minors should enjoy equal protection regardless of where they live; whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online which requires a harmonized European approach.

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Amendment 37

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas at present, no EU legislation sufficiently addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size;	B. whereas at present, other than sector-specific legislation, such as the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Directive 2010/13/EU), which already provides consolidated safeguards for minors in the rules on programming and regulated content, no EU legislation sufficiently addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size;

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Amendment 38

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas at present, no EU legislation sufficiently addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size;	B. whereas at present, no EU legislation sufficiently addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size; whereas different online platforms pose different risks to minors and therefore proportionality and risk-based assessment should be applied;

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Amendment 39

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas at present, no EU legislation sufficiently addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size;	B. whereas at present, no EU legislation comprehensively addresses the protection of minors across the digital ecosystems; whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online platforms, irrespective of their size;

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Amendment 40

Salvatore De Meo

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	B a. whereas some national legislations are defining ambitious standards that may represent best practices at the EU level, as in the case of the Italian draft law S.1136 on the protection of minors online, which provides for the obligation of age verification, the nullity of contracts concluded by minors under the age of 15 in the absence of the consent of the holder of parental responsibility or legal guardian, as well as the obligation of authorization by the parents and the Provincial Labor Directorate for the habitual use of the image of minors under the age of 15 online, when such activity generates income exceeding 10,000 euros annually;

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Amendment 41

Elisabeth Dieringer, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	B a. whereas technical age verfication systems must be privacy-friendly, secure against abuse, and effective, and whereas the use of biometric methods such as facial recognition should be critically examined; whereas the parental responsibility must not be replaced by state or private control mechanisms;

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Amendment 42

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	B a. whereas collaboration with Member States is necessary to ensure consistent implementation and enforcement of protective measures across the EU; whereas international cooperation with non-EU countries and global organizations is essential to address the cross-border nature of online risks and harms.

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Amendment 43

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
C. whereas the Digital Services Act (DSA) recognises the protection of minors as an important policy objective of the Union and includes key provisions to ensure better protection of minors online, such as Article 14(3), Article 28, Article 34(1)(d), Article 35(1)(j) and Article 44(1)(j);	C. whereas the Digital Services Act (DSA) recognises the protection of minors as an important policy objective of the Union and includes key provisions to ensure better protection of minors online, such as Article 14(3), Article 28, Article 34(1)(d), Article 35(1)(j) and Article 44(1)(j); whereas the Commission guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065l further clarify the rules on protection of minors online;

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Amendment 44

Paulius Saudargas, François-Xavier Bellamy, Massimiliano Salini, Christophe Gomart, Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C a. considering that the Commission has initiated formal proceedings against major pornographic platforms for violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA), concluding that they do not comply with the obligation to implement appropriate measures to ensure a high level of protection for them, particularly through age verification tools intended to protect minors from adult content; that online platforms distributing pornographic content systematically refuse to implement adequate and reliable age verification mechanisms;

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Amendment 45

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C a. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) recognises the protection of minors as a key policy objective of the Union and establishes stricter rules to safeguard minors online, notably on video-sharing platforms through provisions such as Article 28b(1), (2), and (3); stresses that similar protections should be explicitly applied and enforced on social media platforms and also the video games sector to address the specific risks they pose to minors;

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Amendment 46

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C a. whereas the AVMSD identifies the protection of minors as a key policy objective and lays down important provisions to strengthen their online safety, notably on video-sharing platforms;

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Amendment 47

Paulius Saudargas, François-Xavier Bellamy, Massimiliano Salini, Christophe Gomart, Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	C b. considering that the European Parliament has repeatedly urged the Commission and the Member States to considerably enhance the protection of children online, specifically by strictly prohibiting the dissemination of pornographic content without putting in place robust and effective age verification tools to effectively prevent children from accessing this content;

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Amendment 48

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;	D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online; whereas the enforcement of existing EU legislation remains inconsistent and under-resourced across Member States, resulting in a fragmented implementation and disparities at the level of online protection afforded to minors;

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Amendment 49

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;	D. whereas minors should enjoy a high level of protection on all online services, irrespective of their size;

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Amendment 50

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;	D. whereas there is an urgent need to effectively implement and enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;

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Amendment 51

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;	D. whereas there is an urgent need to effectively implement and enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;

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Amendment 52

Elisabeth Dieringer, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron, Ernő Schaller-Baross

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;	D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all minors, who should enjoy a particularly high protection online;

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Amendment 53

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas there is an urgent need to enforce current EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;	D. whereas current EU legislation should be enforced to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;

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Amendment 54

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. Whereas the protection of data of minors is of utmost importance, ensuring that their data is not misused or exploited, and that, high level of their privacy, safety, and security is safeguarded in all online interactions, in line with DSA;

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Amendment 55

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas online platforms, websites, applications have different purposes, services with various designs, interfaces, features with various types of users and risks that may arise;

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Amendment 56

Paulius Saudargas, François-Xavier Bellamy, Massimiliano Salini, Christophe Gomart, Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. Whereas several Member States have called for a common approach on digital majority;

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Amendment 57

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas the freedom of expression and of information, as guaranteed by the DSA, does not impede the implementation of effective measures for the protection of minors online;	E. whereas there is an urgent need to effectively implement and enforce relevant EU legislation and to address outstanding challenges in order to create a safe online environment for all users, in particular minors; whereas minors should enjoy a higher level of protection online;

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Amendment 58

Elisabeth Dieringer, Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas the freedom of expression and of information, as guaranteed by the DSA, does not impede the implementation of effective measures for the protection of minors online;	E. whereas any measure aimed at the protection of minors online must be carefully weighed against the fundamental rights to freedom of expression and information; whereas in cases of doubt, priority must be given to the protection of these freedoms;

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Amendment 59

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas the freedom of expression and of information, as guaranteed by the DSA, does not impede the implementation of effective measures for the protection of minors online;	E. whereas the implementation of effective measures for the protection of minors online must not restrict freedom of expression and information, guaranteed by the DSA as a fundamental principle;

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Amendment 60

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas the freedom of expression and of information, as guaranteed by the DSA, does not impede the implementation of effective measures for the protection of minors online;	E. whereas the freedom of expression remains core principle of the DSA; whereas the implementation of effective measures for the protection of minors online can be achieved without compromising it;

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Amendment 61

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ea. whereas to better protect minors in the digital market, also in view of the growing threats from online criminal activities, a regulatory framework with effective tools for preventing and countering such phenomena must be established, with a particular focus on digital services and platforms operating in the internal market, in order to fully comply with security and transparency obligations and ensure a safe digital environment for minors;

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Amendment 62

Maria Guzenina

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas safety by design should be the guiding principle in the platforms’ efforts to adjust the user experience and the resulting digital environment to the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and young people; whereas mere mitigation of risks that have already been realised is not enough; whereas the prevention of risks cannot be externalised and the primary responsibility lies with the online platforms;

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Amendment 63

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas the Commission has committed in its mission letters and hearings to a Digital Fairness Act to tackle unethical techniques and commercial practices related to dark patterns, marketing by social media influencers, the addictive design of digital products and services and online profiling, especially when consumer vulnerabilities are exploited for commercial purposes for all consumers, including minors;

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Amendment 64

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas evidence carried out in several countries in the EU show that minors have access to pornographic content, sometimes involuntarily, at a very young age; whereas the viewing of pornography can expose children to violent and age-inappropriate content which has a proven impact on the increase of aggression and sexual violence and trigger harmful sexual behaviours among children and teenagers;

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Amendment 65

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas the support of children's rights in digital environments requires a balance between the safeguarding and protection against harmful online behaviours on one hand and children's empowerment to exercise their agency and developing age-appropriate digital literacy skills on the other;

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Amendment 66

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Sebastião Bugalho, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) system as a European video game content rating system helps consumers - especially parents - make informed decisions about the suitability of video games and apps for different age groups;

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Amendment 67

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ea. whereas studies show that addiction linked to the use of the internet can have secondary effects similar to substance dependence9 a
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	9 a Lopez-Fernandez, O. and Kuss, D., ‘Harmful Internet Use Part I: Internet addiction and problematic use’, study carried out at the request of the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service, 31 January 2019, p. 51. Partie I. Dépendance à l’égard de l’internet et utilisation problématique de l’internet), EPRS, STOA, p. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2019/624249/EPRS_STU(2019)624249_EN.pdf.

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Amendment 68

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E a. whereas a study found that 75% of parents have an agreement with their child about in-game spending in relation to video games10a;
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	10a https://videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-ISFE-EGDF-Key-Facts-European-video-games-sector-FINAL.pdf

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Amendment 69

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E b. whereas 67% of parents in Europe are aware of the PEGI system, 78% of them find the PEGI label useful and 71% consider it to be trustworthy; whereas 73% of gamers in Europe are aware of the PEGI system, with 74% finding the label useful and 69% consider it to be trustworthy; whereas 87% of both parents and gamers find PEGI labels to be clear11a;
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	11a https://videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-ISFE-EGDF-Key-Facts-European-video-games-sector-FINAL.pdf

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Amendment 70

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E b. acknowledging the complementary role of self-regulation in the protection of minors online, in particular the development of ethical standards for commercial practices in response to technological development and changing consumer behaviour;

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Amendment 71

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E b. whereas the French expert commission on screens fully subscribes to the calls in the parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2023 on addictive design of online services and consumer protection in the EU single market,8a
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	8a La commission de travail sur les écrans, Enfants et écrans, À la recherche du temps perdu, Avril 2024, https://www.elysee.fr/admin/upload/default/0001/16/06a9854b34d98bb3e4fbf72b2b28ed3b0dd601a1.pdf

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Amendment 72

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E c. whereas minors are particularly vulnerable to sexualisation online and to exposure to sexually explicit or suggestive content through streaming platforms, social media, forums, and other digital services; whereas such content can include discussions, depictions or promotion of sexual practices, gender identity, or sexual orientation that may not be age-appropriate or may risk confusing or pressuring minors during critical stages of their emotional and psychological development; whereas children, by virtue of their innocence and natural curiosity, are at risk of being targeted or manipulated into exploring or engaging with content or ideas that they are not yet equipped to process critically, potentially leading them into harmful situations; whereas it is essential to ensure that protective measures and parental involvement are strengthened to safeguard minors from being subjected to content that could exploit their vulnerability or undermine the role of parents in the upbringing and education of their children in accordance with their values and convictions;

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Amendment 73

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E c. Whereas France, Sweden and the Netherlands have all issued different expert-led guidelines on healthy screentime, including daily maximum time recommendations per age, age recommendations for smartphone use and minimum ages for different types of online services; whereas the Dutch guidelines recommend that for the health of children parents too should not be subject to addictive design, as it is healthy for children when with their parents, that their parents are present and have attention for their children;

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Amendment 74

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E c. whereas initiatives such as the Safer Internet Centres across Europe strive to keep children and young people safe online through awareness centre, helpline, hotline and youth participation services, to support children and young people, and those that care for them

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Amendment 75

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E d. whereas the Digital Services Act (DSA) recognises that parental control tools are on an equal footing with other risk mitigation measures for online platforms accessible to minors, as foreseen in Article 35(1)(j), and thus play an important role in managing the risks to minors’ safety, privacy and well-being in the digital environment;

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Amendment 76

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	E d. whereas the number of young women that are subject to gender-based violence is increasing year by year, in particular in the online sphere; whereas the lack of action and the persistence of online abuse pushes young women out of the digital sphere and impacts their freedom of expression;

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Amendment 77

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Enforcement of the Digital Services Act	Implementation and enforcement of the Digital Services Act and other relevant EU legislation

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Amendment 78

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Axel Voss, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Enforcement of the Digital Services Act	Enforcement of existing legislation

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Amendment 79

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms that are accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure that minors benefit from a high level of privacy, safety and security when using their services;	1. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms that are accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure that minors benefit from a high level of privacy, safety and security when using their services without undermining the role of parents and guardians as the primary educators and protectors of minors;

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Amendment 80

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms that are accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure that minors benefit from a high level of privacy, safety and security when using their services;	1. Recalls that the DSA introduces a general requirement for online platforms that are accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure that minors benefit from a high level of privacy, safety and security when using their services;

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Amendment 81

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. On the guidelines on Article 28, urges the Commission to include among the general principles under section 4, the following provisions:
	- Acknowledge the diversity of specific children’s needs stemming from differing experiences based on their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, migration status, disability status, family type or any other circumstances or conditions;
	- Embed child participation in the design and evaluation of all measures that concern the privacy, safety and security of children, ensuring that any measure is grounded and reflect children's lived experiences;

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Amendment 82

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. Whereas online games frequently serve as entry points for intrusive data collection practices targeting children and adolescents, often without their informed consent or parental oversight;

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Amendment 83

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online; calls on the Commission to adopt mandatory implementation guidelines1a, specifying how online platforms must configure age-appropriate default settings, content moderation filters, and recommender systems accessible to minors; these guidelines should include specific obligations to deactivate addictive design elements such as “infinite scroll” and “autoplay” for underage accounts by default and define minimum functionality of parental control tools; underlines that a harmonised restriction on social media access for children under the age of 15 is essential to counteract the exposure to harmful content online, social pressure and the rising incidence of mental health problems; recalls that age assurance must be technologically effective and not merely symbolic; also highlights that Article 28 of the DSA places clear obligations on platforms to moderate content in ways that protect minors. These obligations must be interpreted and enforced diligently to prevent minors of being exposed to illicit content or to material that may not be illegal, but unsuitable for a child’s age, maturity, or stage of psychological and emotional development;
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	1a Article 44(1)(j) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065;

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Amendment 84

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious, clear and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain concrete recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;
	Welcomes the broad scope of the guidelines, the rejection of self-declared age systems, and the requirements for high-risk platforms to adopt robust age verification and avoid addictive design or profiling-based recommendations; notes the protective default settings and the reaffirmed responsibility of app providers, regardless of delegation to OS operators; regrets, however, the lack of focus on social media, the absence of platform-specific rules or mandatory age checks on popular platforms used by minors, and the lack of granular age thresholds beyond 18; also notes that these guidelines are not legally binding and that further legislative action might be required;

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Amendment 85

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to develop and adopt pragmatic, enforceable and well-justified guidelines on the protection of minors online in full compliance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online; underlines that while guidelines serve an important role, they cannot be considered as a normative part of the law, nor extend beyond its original scope;

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Amendment 86

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA and in respect of other relevant EU legislation; stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online; calls on the Commission to ensure coherence of the guidelines with existing EU legislation;

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Amendment 87

Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, including Online Safety Codes promoting safety-by-design and mandating the use of Child Rights Impact Assessments; and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online based on principles such as privacy and security by design;

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Amendment 89

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Welcomes the Commission’s draft DSA guidelines on the protection of minors online which contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online

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Amendment 90

Elisabeth Dieringer, Jorge Martín Frías, Ernő Schaller-Baross

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt ambitious and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;	2. Urges the Commission to timely adopt adequate and pragmatic guidelines on the protection of minors online in accordance with the DSA, and stresses that these guidelines should contain recommendations specifying how online platforms are to implement reasonable levels of privacy, safety and security for minors online;

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Amendment 91

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. stresses that the guidelines on the protection of minors should consider content harmful, when it directly or indirectly glorifies, romanticizes, or normalizes mental health disorders in a way that may encourage harmful behaviour or discourage treatment or recovery. This includes, but is not limited to depiction of self-harm, suicide, or severe depression as glamorous, aesthetic, or desirable, content that encourages or idealizes eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia, and posts that frame suffering from mental illness as a form of identity to be aspired to, without providing support, context, or resources.

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Amendment 92

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the guidelines include detailed specifications on the measures proposed, including specifications and benchmarks in a number of areas, clarifying over which of the default settings children should have control depending on their evolving capacity and ensure that children are not surreptitiously manipulated into lowering their settings;

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Amendment 93

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age assurance tools and recommender systems; regrets that the draft guidelines do not recognise an important role of parental control tools as a measure to increase safety of minors and curate the age appropriate content, especially as parental control tools are explicitly recognised in the basic act of DSA; urges the Commission to conduct its investigations thoroughly and to take necessary steps and time needed, in accordance with the rules and procedures established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Emphasizes the critical need for efficient implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) with appropriate regulatory restraint to achieve the fundamental objective of protecting minors online while preserving free market principles, freedom of speech and individual liberty; acknowledges, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; calls the Commission to conclude its investigations through the transparent processes and to impose proportionate enforcement measures that encourage industry self-regulation and innovation-based solutions while maintaining competitive digital market and technological advancement.

Or. en

Amendment 95

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, and other relevant EU legislation, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, and other relevant EU legislation, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA and other relevant EU legislation, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift and quick implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

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Amendment 101

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, age verification tools and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;	3. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation and effective enforcement of the DSA, as a whole, in order to achieve the objective of guaranteeing a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the ongoing Commission investigations under the DSA in the field of the protection of minors online, which focus, in particular, on addictive behaviour, the ‘rabbit hole’ phenomenon, and recommender systems; urges the Commission to conclude its investigations imminently and to take any additional steps needed, including fines and effective corrective measures, in accordance with the rules established under the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Paulius Saudargas, François-Xavier Bellamy, Massimiliano Salini, Christophe Gomart, Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 a. Recalls that the European Commission, on 27 May 2025, initiated formal proceedings against major pornographic platforms for breaches of obligations arising from the DSA; emphasizes that the Commission’s investigations specifically focus on the protection of minors online and the lack of effective measures to verify users’ age; recalls that pornographic content causes extremely serious physical, social, and emotional consequences on children with harmful effects on their psychological development; highlights that numerous quantitative and qualitative studies, as well as expert opinions, converge to demonstrate that the impact of such content on children is equivalent to that of sexual abuse; urges the Commission as well as the Member States to take decisive action to considerably strengthen and reinforce all the available legislative means in order to effectively protect children from exposure to pornographic content online and to hold accountable the pornographic platforms which deliberately circumvent national and European legal requirements on this matter;

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Amendment 103

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 a. Expresses deep concern that the Commission’s proposed guidelines on the protection of minors under the DSA do not rule out engagement-based recommender systems completely, based on clicks, interactions, views and comments, and therefore fail to protect both minors and parents sufficiently against addictive, radicalising, hate and disinformation-spreading engagement-based recommender systems; underlines that it is evident from whistle-blowers’ testimonies that safer alternative recommender systems can be deployed, such as those based on chronological order, those with more real user control over the content which is displayed or those based on more secure settings;

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Amendment 104

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Dirk Gotink, Sebastião Bugalho, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría, Peter Agius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 a. Stresses the importance of coordinated actions of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network in the field of the protection of minors online which focus, in particular, on direct appeals to children in the advertisements, the use of pressuring techniques, the lack of clear and transparent information and influencer marketing;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 b. Recalls that numerous studies have highlighted how recommender systems employed on very large online platforms accelerate minors’ exposure to radicalising content, disinformation, hate and illegal content; recommends that the Commissions DSA guidelines should enable minors to protect themselves from harmful and privacy-invasive personalisation of their feeds;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 c. Highlights the importance of user control and empowerment in the context of recommender systems; calls on the Commission to mandate in its guidelines that online platforms provide minors with safer content curation algorithms and the choice to use third-party recommender systems that better mirror their privacy and content preferences;

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Amendment 107

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;	4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at the EU level to detect such issues; further calls for the establishment of a Union-wide digital reporting platform, with an integrated complaint mechanism, allowing stakeholders to report the circumvention of age-based controls via anonymisation tools (such as VPNs); recommends that such a mechanism be established in full respect of privacy rights and applicable safeguards2a;
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	2a https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/european-declaration-digital-rights-and-principles

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Amendment 108

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;	4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues; calls on the Commission to mandate platforms to display crisis resource panels with contact numbers to third party support services, such as eating disorder or suicide prevention charities, when videos like these appear online;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;	4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; stresses that online platforms must proactively monitor and detect such emerging trends; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues and to support timely responses across Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;	4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; highlights also the frequent lack of awareness among parents, guardians, and other adults who do not actively participate on these platforms and thus have limited capacity to react before harm is done;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;	4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism in cooperation with the Safer Internet Centres at EU level to detect such issues and require platforms to mitigate these

Or. en

Amendment 112

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;	4. Expresses concern about the spread of dangerous trends and challenges on online platforms, including targeted disinformation campaigns, noting that these could harm minors; calls on the Commission to establish an efficient rapid alert mechanism at EU level to detect such issues;

Or. en

Amendment 113

Elisabeth Dieringer, Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	4 a. While processing a minor's personal data in a manner that presents any reasonably foreseeable risk of minors being subject to unfair or deceptive treatment, financial/physical/reputational injury, anxiety or depressive disorders, compulsive use of online services, physical violence, severe harassment, sexual abuse, consumption of toxic substances or gambling, online platforms must conduct impact assessments for profiling activities when they have minor consumers, and if such assessment finds the service will result in heightened risk of harm to a minor, the online platform must establish a plan to mitigate or eliminate the risk in accordance with the DSA.

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Amendment 114

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	4 a. regrets the recent announcement by Meta indicating a relaxation of strict content moderation practices on its platforms. Parliament expresses deep concern that such a move may increase the exposure of minors and other vulnerable users to harmful, illegal, or inappropriate content, thereby undermining efforts to ensure a safe online environment;

Or. en

Amendment 115

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	4 a. Expresses concern about the recruitment of minors by criminal networks on online platforms;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	4 b. Whereas the monitoring bodies report that despite high takedown rates for illegal content, preventive mechanisms such as effective age verification and transparency in recommender systems remain insufficient to protect minors proactively;

Or. en

Amendment 117

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, do not go into sufficient detail beyond publicly available information, lack harmonisation and comparability and underestimate the risks posed to minors and lack the adequate data to assess the relevance or persistence of the assessed risks and the effectiveness of mitigation effort; underlines that these assessments show very limited effectiveness in shaping an age appropriate environment for minors online; points out that research has shown that key mitigation measures, such as notice and action and age-appropriate training of recommender systems, were either inconsistently applied, ineffective, or misleadingly presented; condemns the lack of more ambitious mitigation measures to protect minors such as privacy-by-design and safety by design, in particular when it comes to hyperpersonalised and engagement-based recommendation algorithms leading to addictive behaviour, and dark patterns9a; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues ambitiously;
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	9a https://counterhate.com/research/youtube-anorexia-algorithm-eu/

Or. en

Amendment 118

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Stresses that while risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines under the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online represent an important initial step and a first-of-its-kind endeavour; notes that these assessments understandably exhibit significant variation given the diversity of services covered; supports the Commission, Member States authorities to engage with the VLOPs with aim to continuously improve protection for minors in the online environments;

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Amendment 119

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Highlights the importance of risk assessment provisions in the DSA and stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are often inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues and to make sure that risk assessments obligations and related mitigation measures are fully respected;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues; calls on the Commission to within the risk assessments also verify that online platforms are committing to their own terms and conditions;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Maria Guzenina

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues; and provide guidance on the level of detail and structure of the risk assessments;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Dirk Gotink, Axel Voss, Sebastião Bugalho

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues and as a last resort consider banning persistently non-compliant sites or applications; calls on the Commission to consider introducing personal liability for senior management in cases of serious and persistent non-compliance with the minor protection provisions of Articles 34-35 of the DSA to incentivise better compliance.

Or. en

Amendment 123

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;	5. Stresses that the risk assessments carried out by very large online platforms and very large online search engines in line with the DSA with regard to the safety of minors online are inadequate, lack proper independent oversight and underestimate the risks posed to minors; calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available under the DSA to address these issues;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 a. Condemns the ongoing failures of major digital platforms, to adequately protect minors on their services, as exposed by whistle-blowers who have revealed serious breaches and harmful practices; calls on the Commission to actively engage with whistle-blowers who have disclosed concerns related to the protection of minors on digital platforms, in order to benefit from their expertise and insights; calls on the Commission to facilitate structured exchanges of views also with relevant civil society actors, with a view to improving the effectiveness of EU policies and enforcement mechanisms aimed at safeguarding minors online;

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Amendment 125

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Tomislav Sokol, Dirk Gotink, Axel Voss, Sebastião Bugalho, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 a. Calls on the Commission to make risk assessment more robust by specifying the information, data and assessments that must be included in systemic risk assessments, for example including such as revenue data from personalised versus non-personalised ads for children, or child impact assessments, algorithms and their effect on children’s user experience; suggests the inclusion of children, guardians and experts in risk assessments to understand their concerns and work with children to ensure their best interests and needs are taken into consideration when designing the service;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Elisabeth Dieringer, Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 a. Stresses that any measure for the protection of minors must fully respect the fundamental rights to freedom of expression and access to information, and must not lead to censorship or ideological bias;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 b. Calls on the Commission to provide guidance, criteria, benchmarks and a clear framework for independent audits;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 c. Welcomes the Commission's draft DSA guidelines related to risk review of online platforms more generally;

Or. en

Amendment 129

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Calls on the Commission to respect the subsidiarity principle and the national competence of Member States in the enforcement of the DSA, especially in sensitive areas such as education and youth protection;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay and asks Member States to allocate adequate resources to DSCs and other relevant authorities involved in the DSA enforcement; calls on the Commission, the Board for Digital Services Coordinators and the relevant national authorities to closely monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of measures taken by online platforms to protect minors; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market; taking into account sector-specific rules, particularly those concerning the protection of minors under the AVMSD, as well as the margin of discretion granted to Member States in the transposition of these rules in light of national specificities;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market; calls on the Commission to ensure uniform enforcement across Member States through harmonised operational procedures for Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs); further calls for the inclusion of protection of minors as a key performance indicator in the Commission’s enforcement of the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market; calls on the Commission to facilitate cooperation between DSCs and CPC authorities at Member States level and provide guidance to help Member States to structure this cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 134

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States, which significantly undermines the protection of consumers, including minors, across the EU; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; welcomes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without delay; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;	6. Recalls that the Commission and the Member States have a shared responsibility when it comes to the enforcement of the DSA; expresses concern that there are significant delays in designating and/or empowering Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) in several Member States; notes the infringement procedures opened against a number of Member States that have failed to designate and/or empower DSCs; urges the Member States that have not yet done so to designate and empower DSCs without overstepping the legal mandate provided for that function and while assuring required independence; calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised approach to enforcement actions by Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the internal market;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Stresses that strong digital skills, combined with social and emotional competences, are the basis for developing essential abilities such as digital literacy, online collaboration and communication, and digital resilience; underlines that these skills are important not only for children and young people but also for parents and guardians, who play a crucial role in guiding safe online behaviour, and that they are irreplaceable by legal measures alone; emphasises that such skills are prerequisites for creating a safer internet environment, as they enable individuals to navigate digital spaces responsibly, recognise online risks, and effectively cope with challenges; urges the Commission and Member States to promote education and initiatives that strengthen these competences among both minors and parents, in order to empower families to engage positively and safely in the digital world;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Stresses that the central principle of enforcement of the DSA should be that the root causes of risks encountered by all users of online platforms, including minors, should be addressed first instead of placing over-emphasis on treating symptoms, such as is currently the risk with age verification and "age assurance” tools;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Calls on the Commission, the Board for Digital Services Coordinators and the relevant national authorities to closely monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of measures taken by online platforms to protect minors;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Urges the Commission to propose a revision of the CPC Regulation to ensure that the Commission has centralised investigative powers across the EU in cases of widespread infringement of EU consumer laws;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 b. Stresses the importance of strengthening enforcement and clarifying the relationship between existing applicable laws; calls on the Commission to ensure that platforms and traders ensure and demonstrate that the child’s interest prevails over their commercial interests where these conflict;

Or. en

Amendment 141

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Axel Voss, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 c. Stressess the need to ensure in the Multiannual Financial Framework that authorities have all the necessary resources to carry out their work properly and effectively;

Or. en

Amendment 142

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Age verification	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 143

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Age verification	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 144

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Axel Voss, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Age verification	Main areas to focus on Age assurance

Or. en

Amendment 145

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Age verification	Age confirmation and verification

Or. fr

Amendment 146

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Age verification	Age assurance and verification

Or. en

Amendment 147

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Age verification	Age limits and verification

Or. en

Amendment 148

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Indentifiability

Or. en

Amendment 149

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 150

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 151

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 152

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU due to the absence of a common EU solution, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; acknowledges that some Member States have adopted most advanced national approaches in this area in order to better protect minors but stresses that it may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU; emphasizes the need for harmonized, EU-wide solution to address these challenges while ensuring cost-effectiveness and minimizing barriers for smaller and mid-sized platforms;

Or. en

Amendment 153

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU; calls on the Commission to develop recommendations for appropriate age for social media access in line with physical and mental development of young people;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU; welcomes the Commission's efforts to provide an EU-wide solution by developing an age-verification app and the EU ID Wallet;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance (age verification, age estimation and self-declaration) measures across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Notes that there is currently no harmonised, binding EU framework for age assurance or age verification, and that, in practice, most national approaches do not impose mandatory age verification for general online services; acknowledges the importance of the ongoing discussions at both national at the EU levels on this issue, with a view to determining how to best address this challenge at the European level;

Or. en

Amendment 157

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose a common approach for all the EU Member States:

Or. ro

Amendment 158

Adnan Dibrani

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Highlights the fact that the EU's internal market is currently fragmented in regard to age limits, age assurance and age verification mechanisms online due to divergences in national approaches and the lack of a common EU strategy; regrets the fact that the fragmented digital landscape may result in an uneven and inadequate level of protection of minors online in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Virginie Joron, Filip Turek, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Calls for a rapid and ambitious conclusion to the inter-institutional negotiations on the proposal for a regulation establishing rules to prevent and combat sexual abuse of children;

Or. fr

Amendment 160

Alexandra Geese, Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Highlights the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;	7. Takes note of the fact that there is currently a fragmented approach to age assurance and age verification across the EU, and that this leads to fragmentation in the internal market; regrets the fact that the different national approaches may result in an uneven level of protection of minors in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 161

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Underlines that cultural norms, societal values, and public sensitivities regarding digital tools and data use vary significantly across Member States, which influences how societies perceive, accept and trust measures such as age verification; stresses that these differences must be carefully considered to ensure that any European-level initiatives respect national contexts and public trust, while providing effective tools to protect minors; suggests that a model combining a principle-based framework at EU level with flexibility for national implementation may be the most appropriate way forward, allowing Member States to tailor measures in ways that align with their societal expectations;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Recalls that sector-specific legislation such as the Audiovisual Media Services Directive also contains rules regarding the protection of minors, including age verification and parental control, alongside the relevant national transposing legislation, which have consequences for online audiovisual media services providers; calls for such legislation to be aligned with any new age verification requirements;

Or. en

Amendment 163

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Welcomes the inclusion and importance accorded to age assurance, and specially, age verification in the Commission’s draft guidelines on the protection of minors; welcomes the Commission’s current work on an EU age verification provisional solution until the EU Digital Identity Wallet becomes available and the efforts to ensure its scalability and compatibility towards the final solution;

Or. en

Amendment 164

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Highlights that for an effective age assurance in a tiered approach, the terms “high risk” and “medium risk” shall be defined with clear benchmarks. Additionally, the assessment should be subject to external oversight, avoiding self-assessment by companies. The potential for age assurance to also complement age appropriate design should be clearly recognised;

Or. en

Amendment 165

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Stresses that age confirmation and verification mechanisms are not a silver bullet for protecting minors from the many risks they face online;

Or. fr

Amendment 166

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 b. Stresses the fact that some countries in the EU have already developed digital tools that ensure effective age verification; encourages the collaboration between these Member States and the Commission to develop a strong and effective age verification tool at the European level, ensuring full respect to the technical specifications derived from the eIDAS2 regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7b. Takes the view that before considering the introduction of a ‘digital majority’ within the European Union, it is necessary to analyse the effectiveness of measures taken to limit internet access by minors elsewhere in the world; points out that South Korea has repealed its 'Cinderella' law, which was deemed to be ineffective, in favour of an approach focused on risk prevention;

Or. fr

Amendment 168

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 169

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 170

Alexandra Geese, Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for privacy-preserving age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, meaning a public infrastructure where platforms simply receive a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ signal to the question whether the minor is of age, where there is no centralised data collection and where it is impossible for governments to track when and where exactly individuals verify their age; recommends that the Commission further invests in privacy-preserving systems, such as zero knowledge proof protocols, building on principles of minimal exposure and data minimisation; expresses deep concern that age verification mechanisms should not incentivise online platforms or any other party to collect data about minors, such as facial features; underlines that age verification mechanisms that are deployed by Member States or suggested by the Commission should be ethical and safe by design and should not incentivise the development of technologies that rely on the processing or transfer of personal data, on the surveillance of users, in particular minors, nor on the deployment of other unethical technological practices; notes that age verification measures also need to be weighed against freedoms and rights of the child, in particular the right to access of information or to freedom of expression; reminds that Article 28 of the DSA does “not oblige providers of online platforms to process additional personal data in order to assess whether the recipient of the service is a minor”;

Or. en

Amendment 171

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations and legislative measures for effective, proportionate and privacy-preserving age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA; calls the Commission to make these mechanisms mandatory for digital platforms and service providers and to ensure that they use these tools to verify the age of users in order to offer age appropriate content;

Or. en

Amendment 172

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Dirk Gotink, Axel Voss, Sebastião Bugalho, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Welcomes as a first step the Commission’s recommendations in the draft DSA guidelines for effective age assurance mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA and the risks posed by the service, including the circumstances in which age verification is appropriate; stresses the need for social media and video-sharing platforms to use highly effective and privacy-preserving age assurance and calls on the Commission to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;

Or. en

Amendment 173

Adnan Dibrani

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to introduce a common European "Digital Majority Age" for access to online social networks; urges the Commission to require effective age controls in the form of a mandatory age verification mechanism on digital platforms to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security of minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary; supports the Commission’s initiative to develop a common, safe and reliable EU age verification method with the EU Digital Identity Wallet;

Or. en

Amendment 174

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary; calls for the Commission to work with online platforms and online communication service providers to identify best-practices in terms of age verification; supports the importance of online privacy and calls for this to be reasonably respected as part of any recommendations or legislative measures introduced;

Or. en

Amendment 175

Paulius Saudargas, François-Xavier Bellamy, Massimiliano Salini, Christophe Gomart, Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present, as a second step, appropriate legislative measures for establishing a digital age majority for online social networks and requiring social network providers to deny registration to their services to minors under the age of fifteen with an effective age verification;

Or. en

Amendment 176

Elisabeth Dieringer, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary; providers of online platforms shall implement appropriate age verification tools that are exempt from verification requirements only for accounts demonstrably maintained for more than sixteen years;

Or. en

Amendment 177

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to carefully asses the privacy and anonymity preserving measures for effective age assurance mechanisms, including through parental control tools (age vouching), to reduce the risks of children being exposed to pornography or other age-inappropriate content, in accordance with the DSA and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;

Or. en

Amendment 178

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to swiftly present appropriate legislative measures for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step; also calls for binding legislation making privacy-preserving age verification systems mandatory, following a thorough evaluation of available technical solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 179

Christel Schaldemose, Maria Guzenina, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Adnan Dibrani

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance and age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA; stresses that these recommendations should include additional legislative measures in order to prevent implementation delays, legal uncertainty and fragmentation;

Or. en

Amendment 180

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective mechanisms to protect minors online, which respect the principles of necessity and proportionality, do not exacerbate the digital divide, provide solid guarantees for the protection of privacy and personal data, and which are in accordance with the DSA;

Or. fr

Amendment 181

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to adopt binding measures for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA;

Or. en

Amendment 182

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures if necessary;	8. Calls on the Commission to put forward recommendations for effective age assurance or age verification mechanisms to protect minors online, in accordance with the DSA, as a first step, and to present appropriate legislative measures to make age verification mandatory on all platforms;

Or. en

Amendment 183

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Stresses that measures introducing age verification systems carry significant risks of unintended consequences, particularly in relation to privacy, cybersecurity, and the protection of fundamental rights; underlines that the large-scale collection and storage of personal data required for such systems could become attractive targets for cyberattacks, expose sensitive personal information, and create highly valuable datasets prone to misuse or commercial exploitation; expresses concern that mandatory age verification requirements could undermine online anonymity, with potential chilling effects on freedom of expression and participation in online debate, and could contribute to the normalisation of widespread digital surveillance; calls for any legislative initiatives in this area to be thoroughly assessed for their impact on fundamental rights, to avoid enshrining surveillance practices, and to ensure that any solutions proposed prioritise the least invasive measures and are adopted only where strictly necessary, proportionate, and accompanied by robust safeguards;

Or. en

Amendment 184

Elisabeth Dieringer, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Age verification tools implemented for minor protection shall not be used to restrict, limit, or deny access to educational content, health and safety information, news, government records, academic resources, legal information, or other services. Such tools may only be implemented where there is a compelling interest in protecting minors from specific harmful content, the verification requirement is narrowly tailored to address identified risks, and less restrictive alternatives are insufficient. Age verification systems must collect only minimum necessary data, implement strong privacy safeguards, and allow for anonymous verification where feasible. These tools shall not be used to create barriers to constitutionally protected information, monitor users' consumption habits, or circumvent existing information access. European Commission must conduct regular assessments of the tool's impact on information access and provide transparent reporting on their practices;

Or. en

Amendment 185

Alex Agius Saliba, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Tiemo Wölken, Matthias Ecke

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. These measures for necessary and proportionate age verification should reliably identify child users on online platforms and need to respect fundamental rights of users, like their right to privacy. This means to not disclose or process data for any other purpose, not collect any data other than the age of the user, not retain data on the age verification process after its completion. The age verification measures should be proportionate to the risks associated to the product or service, provide appropriate remedies and redress mechanisms for users whose age is wrongly identified, allow selective disclosure of attributes, use zero-knowledge protocol, allow users to use anonymous accounts, not require the identification of each user of a service;

Or. en

Amendment 186

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Calls for the Commission to ensure complimentarity in the area of child safety online between the various forms of EU legislation in this area including the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; calls for the Commission and Member States to work together to ensure that national implementing legislation does not create deviations or divergences in child safety legislation;

Or. en

Amendment 187

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implement stringent EU-wide age assurance mandatory tools, including through the possibility to conduct age assurance at device level, as well as by the software application stores to prevent child users from downloading apps that pose a risk to them and are not designed for children, thereby creating an additional layer of safety-by-design;

Or. en

Amendment 188

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Welcomes the launch of the “mini-wallet” pilot by the Commission to develop a device-based age verification solution, designed to support online platforms in securely verifying user age. Highlights the importance of adopting an EU-wide application that supports parental control mechanisms, allows for proper age verification and limits the use of certain applications by minors;

Or. en

Amendment 189

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Calls for the development of a harmonised EU age classification framework, which includes clear age assurance mechanisms, age-appropriate design standards, a possible degressive age classification (adjusting protection based on age groups), and a clear distinction between age verification (a technical method) and age restriction (a legal age limit)3b;
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	3b Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA), Recital 71 and Art. 28(1) https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9110-2025-INIT/en/pdf

Or. en

Amendment 190

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Sandro Gozi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Urges the establishment of a harmonised European digital age majority as the default threshold for accessing online social media platforms, based on scientific evidence; stresses that it would serve as a protective tool to support parents in managing their children's digital presence and ensuring age-appropriate online engagement;

Or. en

Amendment 191

Zala Tomašič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Emphasises that mechanisms for age verification and assurance impact all users seeking access to certain online services, and should therefore comply with the principles of necessity and proportionality and be used only if less invasive alternatives cannot sufficiently ensure a safe online environment for all consumers;

Or. en

Amendment 192

Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Recognising the potential risk that messaging and chat services could play in the dissemination of content potentially harmful to minors, calls on the Commission to ensure that these services are equally subject to strong age assurance mechanisms;

Or. es

Amendment 193

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Stresses that it is the provider’s primary responsibility to ensure effective age assurance for minors accessing their service; welcomes the Commission’s consideration that it remains the responsibility of the provider to ensure that the method used by a third party is effective;

Or. en

Amendment 194

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Recognises various national regulations aiming to limit the use of smart devices in schools due to negative impact on learning, social activities and mental health; calls on the Commission to provide recommendations on the usage of such devices in schools;

Or. en

Amendment 195

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 b. Calls for robust oversight of mandatory online age-verification requirements by Member State authorities; calls for robust sanctions should such requirements be breached or not fully met by online platforms and communication service providers; calls for the allocation of necessary resources by Member States so that this oversight may be carried out efficiently and effectively;

Or. en

Amendment 196

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 b. Urges the Commission to propose legislation requiring that all internet-connected devices sold in the EU come with built-in age verification and parental controls by default. These features must be enabled during the devices initial setup, and be difficult for minors to disable without adult consent;

Or. en

Amendment 197

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 b. Stresses the importance of introducing a European “Digital Majority Age” for access to online social networks at 15 years old;

Or. en

Amendment 198

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 c. Calls for setting a harmonised European “Digital Majority Age” at 15 years for accessing social networks and digital services that involve data profiling as well as algorithmic content delivery. This age threshold should be reflected in relevant EU legislation, be enforceable through interoperable age-assurance systems and applied consistently across all Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 199

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 c. Calls for any primary legislation in this area to allow sufficient flexibility and adaptability to implementing bodies and national legal authorities to be responsive, to act quickly where required, to identify new and emerging practices that may be harmful for young people online, and to take quick action where required;

Or. en

Amendment 200

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 c. Calls for the introduction of mandatory and built-in age verification solutions and parental control software to all devices with Internet access available in the European market;

Or. en

Amendment 201

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 d. Calls for the identification of and mandatory age-verification for certain types of content which are deemed harmful for children; calls for communications providers, media companies, and platforms to exchange best practice in this area;

Or. en

Amendment 202

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 d. Calls for the creation of an EU-wide age verification system, such as a European Digital Age Authenticator, to ensure enforcement of age-based rules across platforms and countries;

Or. en

Amendment 203

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 e. Calls for any proposals for age-verification that rely on the use of electronic ID to take into account jurisdictions in the EU that do not mandate the carrying of a national identification document;

Or. en

Amendment 204

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 205

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 206

Elisabeth Dieringer, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; calls for providers of online platforms to be obliged to use standardized, interoperable age verification systems, the effectiveness of which is to be regularly evaluated by independent bodies; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; acknowledges that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online provided that these mechanisms do not require the introduction of a centralised digital identity or result in systematic surveillance of users;

Or. en

Amendment 207

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; notes also that some online platforms have already included in their terms and conditions the restricted access to minors under 13 but that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online; stresses therefore the need for a common EU-level framework establishing mandatory, secure and interoperable age verification standards in order to provide effective protection for all minors online;

Or. en

Amendment 208

Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online by enhancing the accountability of online platforms, including through stricter controls on platform design, age assurance tools and child-friendly reporting tools, and to improve the detection and removal of harmful content from their platforms;

Or. en

Amendment 209

Regina Doherty

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online; encourages the development of child-friendly or underage versions of social media applications, that are age-appropriate for a younger demographic;

Or. en

Amendment 210

Alexandra Geese, Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Notes the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services, some of which have severe flaws in their accuracy, privacy or rely on mechanisms that are unethical or biased; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, exposed to, actively recommended or targeted with content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online and of their right to privacy;

Or. en

Amendment 211

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online; emphasises that age assurance and age verification mechanisms are not a silver bullet to protect minors against the many risks that they face online;

Or. en

Amendment 212

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate or are exposed to risks such as addiction to social media, video-sharing platforms or video games; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;

Or. en

Amendment 213

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online; calls on the Commission to request that platforms implement secure mechanisms in all the Member States;

Or. ro

Amendment 214

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online, particularly regarding access to harmful and age-inappropriate content such as pornography and violent material;

Or. en

Amendment 215

Adnan Dibrani

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strengthened age verification mechanisms and an EU-wide age limit for access to online social networks to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;

Or. en

Amendment 216

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate, which is an issue not exclusive to the digital services; stresses that the current mechanisms need to be complemented by appropriate safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online and control for parents or guardians;

Or. en

Amendment 217

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; stresses that the current mechanisms can be circumvented easily and that their use needs to be complemented by strong safeguards to guarantee a sufficient level of protection of minors online;	9. Highlights the fact that several providers of online platforms have put in place mechanisms to control and/or verify who can access their services; stresses that despite these mechanisms, minors are, to a large extent, viewing content that is not age-appropriate; points out that any attempt to restrict minors' access to the internet will be easily circumvented by using virtual private networks or by modifying the settings of the domain name systems on computer equipment;

Or. fr

Amendment 218

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all future recommendations and legislative proposals on age verification are effective, proportionate and context-specific; stresses that each individual online service remains responsible for ensuring that minors only have access to age-appropriate content and experiences online, as well as the importance of maintaining flexibility to take account of different types of services, user environments and user configurations, including shared devices and profile-based services;

Or. it

Amendment 219

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the liability framework for online platforms by holding them accountable for failing to effectively prevent the dissemination of harmful or age-restricted content accessible to minors; further emphasizes that platforms should be responsible for ensuring that only age-appropriate content is made available to minors; and calls for this responsibility to extend to websites and online communities, including those hosting banned content to ensure comprehensive protection of minors across all digital environments;

Or. en

Amendment 220

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Notes that age verification is not always a proportionate or appropriate measure to ensure the privacy, safety, and security of minors; stresses, in this regard, that the applicability of age verification should be determined on a case-by-case basis; highlights that age estimation methods can offer an equivalent level of privacy, safety, and security for minors as age verification methods, while avoiding the risks associated with the collection of personal data;

Or. en

Amendment 221

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Calls on the European Commission to initiate a review of Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce, with a view to making it easier for Member States to impose age verification requirements on certain online platforms; calls for a reassessment of the country of origin principle, in order to better reconcile the protection of minors and the responsibility of digital services operating in the Union;

Or. fr

Amendment 222

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Emphasizes that age-assurance tools cannot remove platforms’ accountability for ensuring their products are safe and appropriate for children by design/by default. Emphasises that age assurance and age verification mechanisms are not a silver bullet for protecting minors against the risks they face online;

Or. en

Amendment 223

Alexandra Geese, Kim Van Sparrentak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Underlines that while online platforms roll out age verification, more action is needed to make online services safe for older minors, teenagers, parents and the rest of society; concludes that addictive features and other problematic mechanisms cannot remain and need to be addressed urgently;

Or. en

Amendment 224

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Underlines that minors must be able to delete their digital footprint in en easy and accessible way;

Or. en

Amendment 225

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Notes that age assurance based on self-declaration is the least efficient form, as it entirely relies only on user declaration with no safeguard against misrepresentation, thus failing to provide assurance; highlights in this regard that self-declaration methods should be consequently replaced by other methods, notably by age estimation and, where the conent may be strictly dedicated to adults, by age verification;

Or. en

Amendment 226

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Sebastião Bugalho, Pablo Arias Echeverría, Peter Agius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Emphasizes the importance of clear, age-appropriate communication to ensure that children have enough information to make informed choices about their online activities; highlights that the registration, as the entry point, can serve as an appropriate space to inform users in a child-friendly, easy to understand way about the possible consequencies of using the service;

Or. en

Amendment 227

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9b. Stresses that each individual online service remains responsible for ensuring that minors do not have access to inappropriate content and experiences online, and that adequate technical, regulatory and information tools thus need to be promoted to ensure such protection;

Or. it

Amendment 228

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9b. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that age verification mechanisms put in place by platforms do not lead, directly or indirectly, to disproportionate surveillance of users;

Or. fr

Amendment 229

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 c. Calls on the Commission to consider privacy-preserving ways of identity verification on social media platforms to combat bots, scams or fake reviews and other fraudulent schemes by ensuring that a single user is not able to create multiple profiles; this is without prejudice to users’ ability to remain anonymous on the platform while ensuring that a user can be identified in the case of alleged legal violations upon verified and substantiated requests of regulatory the authorities;

Or. en

Amendment 230

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 c. Highlights that an EU age verification solution, as a standalone EU-wide age verification measure, would require a sensitive approach in which privacy preservation and data minimization are the cornerstones; in particular, such a method should avoid collecting data such as the user’s identity, precise age, or information about the online services the user seeks to access;

Or. en

Amendment 231

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 d. Stresses that providers of very large online platforms and very large online search engines shall implement reasonable, proportionate, and effective mitigation measures tailored to the specific systemic risks they identify, with particular attention to the potential impact of such measures on fundamental rights; stresses that these measures may, where applicable, include targeted actions to safeguard the rights of the child, such as the use of age verification systems, parental control mechanisms, and tools designed to assist minors in reporting abuse or seeking support;

Or. en

Amendment 232

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 e. Underlines that parents are central to guiding children’s digital behaviour and that their role is irreplaceable by regulation alone; calls on the Commission and Member States to respect and reinforce the responsibilities of parents in all measures related to the online protection of minors, in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the varying constitutional guarantees and fundamental rights protections concerning family life, parental rights and the upbringing of children across the Member States of the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 233

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Parental control	Parental responsibility and control

Or. fr

Amendment 234

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Calls for greater communication between parents and communications providers, media companies, and platforms when it comes to identifying threats to child safety online and in the exchange of best practice in this area;

Or. en

Amendment 235

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; stresses that such safeguards must not be misused to unduly restrict freedom of expression and information; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors should be encouraged to put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that primary responsibility for the upbringing and protection of minors lies with the parents; platforms should support but not replace parental supervision; stresses that parents must be empowered through clear and easy-to-use control functions, while ensuring that platform operators cannot shift their primary responsibility for protecting minors to parents; firmly rejects the use of total digital surveillance through AI or tracking in children's private spaces;

Or. en

Amendment 236

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms must not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents and must offer products that are safe to use from the outset, for example by setting the security and confidentiality of accounts held by minors to the highest settings by default, or by designing clear and concise reporting mechanisms that are easy for users, particularly minors, to find and use;

Or. fr

Amendment 237

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; recalls the Commission’s general strategy on the right of the child4a, which encourages EU Members States and industry stakeholders to take proactive steps to ensure that parents have access to effective digital tools for parental control; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;
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	4a https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/rights-child/eu-strategy-rights-child-and-european-child-guarantee_en

Or. en

Amendment 238

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents; notes that parental control measures also need to be weighed against freedoms and the rights of the child, such as the right to access of information or the freedom of expression;

Or. en

Amendment 239

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that parental controls are without prejudice to online platforms’ responsibility to ensure their products are safe and appropriate for children by design/by default and they should use these tools to absolve themselves of their responsibility to protect minors online;

Or. en

Amendment 240

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents; recalls that the AVMSD sets out similar obligations for video-sharing platforms;

Or. en

Amendment 241

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content; emphasises that online platforms should not use these tools as a reason to transfer their responsibility to protect minors online to parents;	10. Stresses that the DSA requires online platforms to ensure that effective safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable groups, such as minors; highlights the fact that providers of online platforms that are accessible to minors may put in place easily understandable and user-friendly parental control measures to allow parents and guardians to regain control and help protect minors against the risk of exposure to harmful content;

Or. en

Amendment 242

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Recalls the importance of media and digital literacy in empowering children and their guardians to explore the online world safely and responsibly;

Or. en

Amendment 243

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;
	acknowledges the importance of digital literacy in empowering minors to navigate online environments safely and responsibly; recalls that Member States are competent to adopt specific measures in this area, including in educational settings; underlines that protecting minors online is a shared responsibility that requires the involvement of public authorities, platforms, schools and families; stresses the need to provide parents and guardians with adequate training and guidance to help them support their children’s digital experience encourages all online platforms and digital service providers to adopt voluntary measures and tools that help strengthen the digital skills and critical thinking of minors and support parents or guardians in guiding their online experience;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems; highlights that parental control tools should be effective and based on privacy by design, and should never lead to recording everything that minors do online, unhealthy surveillance of children and teenagers nor be mandatory but only an option for parents if they wish to use them;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack knowledge, competences, and adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems; recalls the importance of media and digital literacy measures in empowering minors, their guardians, and educators to navigate the digital environment safely and responsibly;

Or. en

Amendment 246

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Emphasises that parents bear the primary responsibility for the online behaviour of their children and must be equipped with the appropriate tools and information to fulfil this role effectively; expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;

Or. en

Amendment 247

Sabine Verheyen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems; stresses the importance of media and digital literacy as a means to empower minors, their guardians, and educators to engage with the digital environment safely, critically, and responsibly;

Or. en

Amendment 248

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, they are not always easy to find or navigate and minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily found and understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;

Or. en

Amendment 249

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive, easily understood as well as accessible to all parents, including for children with disabilities; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Points out that the primary responsibility for protecting minors in the digital environment lies with parents or guardians; considers that technical tools, while necessary, cannot replace parental education, support and vigilance; stresses that public policies and online platforms must support parents in this exercise, without depriving them of their fundamental role;

Or. fr

Amendment 252

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that some parents are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can circumvent them in some situations; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate and efficient tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;

Or. en

Amendment 254

Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Expresses concern that parents often lack adequate tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities or are unaware of the tools available to them; notes that even when parental control tools are used, minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;	11. Expresses concern that parents often are unaware of available tools to monitor and manage minors’ online activities; notes that even when parental control tools are used, they are not always easy to find, and minors can easily circumvent them; stresses the importance of ensuring that such tools are user-friendly, intuitive and easily understood by parents; urges the platforms to take greater responsibility in promoting and improving the effectiveness of parental control systems, and calls on them to publish relevant data on the effectiveness of these systems;

Or. en

Amendment 255

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Believes that while parental control tools offer a major solution to limit children’s exposure to inappropriate content, services or excessive screen time, they currently remain fragmented across different platforms and devices, and are often difficult for the average parent or guardian to operate effectively; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative proposal to make parental control tools a mandatory feature at the platform or OS level, including a basic set of interoperable features, such as age vouching or verification and access control mechanism, that would help overcome operating system and device fragmentation and enable parents to administer their children’s devices and applications access regardless of brand or OS, through a single parental application; belives this approach should be also part of the updated DSA guidelines on protecting minors;

Or. en

Amendment 256

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Acknowledges the significance of media and digital literacy in ensuring a safe online experience for minors; calls for measures that enhance the digital knowledge and literacy of minors and their guardians or parents; calls on Member States to develop and implement comprehensive digital literacy and educational programs to teach minors about safe online practices and digital resilience; encourages Member States to regularly update these programs to reflect the latest developments in digital technology and online risks, ensuring they are inclusive and accessible to all children, including those with special needs;

Or. en

Amendment 257

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. calls on Member States to develop and promote state-supported centralised applications designed to assist parents and guardians in understanding and managing their children’s online activities. These tools should provide reliable information on children’s digital habits and risks, offer practical means to oversee and control usage, such as setting screen time limits, monitoring app use, and restricting access to harmful content, and include educational resources that empower parents with knowledge about online platforms, cyber risks, and responsible digital behavior;

Or. en

Amendment 258

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Online platforms shall provide parents with comprehensive control tools for children and minors, including the ability to view and modify all privacy and account settings, restrict purchases and financial transactions, and monitor total usage time with authority to set reasonable limits and restrict access during specific hours such as school time and nighttime. These parental controls shall enable parents to customize time-based restrictions according to their preferences while maintaining full oversight of their child's online activities and spending;

Or. en

Amendment 259

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Underlines the importance of existing public awareness initiatives such as the information website ‘parco.gov.gr’ launched by the Greek government to support parents and guardians in ensuring the safety of children and teenagers on the internet and social media platforms by providing information and awareness on the use of tools for parental control;

Or. en

Amendment 260

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Considers it essential to promote digital education courses, both in schools and as part of complementary programmes, for minors, parents and other adults, on the risks encountered online;

Or. fr

Amendment 261

Caterina Chinnici, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Urges the Commission to introduce specific features that will require parental approval for children to download apps designed for adults-only or make in-app purchases of certain products that pose a risk;

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Amendment 262

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Emphasises the importance of safety by default and by design settings and calls for development of easily accessible and understandable options for marking devices as for minors;

Or. en

Amendment 263

Regina Doherty, Nina Carberry

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Calls for Member States to support measures to ban the use of smartphones by pupils in primary schools;

Or. en

Amendment 264

Caterina Chinnici, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Hilde Vautmans, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 b. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of emerging neurotechnologies and related digital services and online platforms that interact with users’ cognitive functions on children as consumers, and to explore the need for harmonised EU rules to ensure that products and services placed on the internal market — particularly those targeting or accessible to children and capable of affecting cognitive functions or brain activity — are safe, include effective age-appropriate safeguards, and provide clear consumer information;

Or. en

Amendment 265

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11b. Notes that the Commission Digital Fairness Fitness Check underlines, inter alia, issues linked to misleading interfaces, addictive design, targeted advertising and influencer marketing that negatively affect minors online; stresses the need for the European Commission to address these practices in the future regulation on digital equity;

Or. fr

Amendment 266

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 b. Highlights that parents and guardians holding parental responsibilities have the primary obligation to ensure the safety of minors online and that any additional tools, such as age assurance methods, should serve to support and empower them in this role and not replace their active involvement and guidance;

Or. en

Amendment 267

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 c. Calls on Member States to produce and actively promote content directed at parents and guardians, with the objective of fostering conscious and informed parenting in the digital age, and enhancing awareness of the availability and use of parental control tools;

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Amendment 268

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Axel Voss, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Filling the gaps in current EU legislation	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 269

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Digital addiction	Digital addiction and addictive features

Or. en

Amendment 270

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘digital fairness’ fitness check of consumer law; underlines that some issues remain unaddressed concerning the protection of consumers online, with minors identified as particularly vulnerable to unfair and manipulative online practices; calls on the Commission to strengthen the protection of minors online through the upcoming Digital Fairness Act; believes that persuasive technologies used by online actors, such as targeted advertising, influencer advertising, addictive design and dark patterns, should fall under the Digital Fairness Act, which should close legal loopholes and be consistent with current legal instruments in order to better protect consumers online;

Or. en

Amendment 271

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; acknowledges that features such as continuous scroll, autoplay, and notifications are part of contemporary user experience design and are not inherently harmful but can also offer significant benefits, such as helping users find relevant and high-quality content, fostering communities, inspiring creativity, enabling user-driven assessment of content quality; emphasizes that these features should be considered from a risk-based perspective; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the different business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that some addictive design practices could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; notes that the Commission has already launched investigations relative to addictive designs under the DSA and calls for effective enforcement of existing rules; further calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design and by default, requesting that all platforms and other traders include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 272

Elisabeth Grossmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms but are also used by other service providers that do not fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose horizontal legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems; calls on the Commission to mandate regular audits of platform algorithms to ensure they do not prioritize harmful content; urges the development of guidelines for non-addictive design principles;

Or. en

Amendment 273

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are often inherent to the business model of platforms, notably social media, as wel as to certain online services and online games, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms increasingly push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content or abuse minors vulnerabilities for advertising; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design and by default, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems, limit engagement-based recommender algorithms, ban the most harmful addictive practices and turn-off other addictive design features by default;

Or. en

Amendment 274

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm to minors; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, but are also used by other service providers that do not currently fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive, extreme, inappropriate or (hyper)personalised content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into ‘rabbit holes’ of harmful, misleading or age-inappropriate content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates age-appropriate design and safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary, risk-based safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 275

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, but are also used by other service providers that do not fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content leading to the so-called ‘brain rot’ ; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design and by default, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 276

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm to minors; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems; underlines that such requirements must not result in blanket obligations for algorithmic restructuring or state oversight of content logic, which would violate digital entrepreneurial freedom;

Or. en

Amendment 277

Dimitris Tsiodras

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design as well as sets mandatory technical standards for non-addictive interfaces in platforms by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 278

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms and other online traders and services providers (including messaging services), resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms and traders may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 279

Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content on selfharm or eating disorders that in some cases have led to suicide by minors; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 280

Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems and use them in all the Member States;

Or. ro

Amendment 281

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic harm, as well as long-term effects on physical and mental health, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 282

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the excessive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features could be inherent to the business model of some platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 283

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms may push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;	12. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services carries the risk of economic, physical and mental harm, including to minors but not exclusively to them; highlights the fact that addictive design features are inherent to the business model of platforms, resulting in the commercial exploitation of minors; further highlights the fact that addictive design could also manifest itself in algorithmic recommender systems that prioritise emotive and extreme content to maximise user engagement; is concerned that online platforms push minors into harmful ‘rabbit holes’ of toxic content; calls on the Commission to propose legislation that mandates safety by design, requesting that all platforms include the necessary safeguards in their recommender systems;

Or. en

Amendment 284

Tomislav Sokol

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Stresses the need to establish appropriate daily time limitations for minors regarding the use of digital services, including social media platforms and applications. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive impact assessment, in close cooperation with the Member States and with the involvement of relevant experts, including but not limited to child psychologists, sociologists, pedagogical experts, medical professionals, social workers, educators, representatives of religious communities, and other relevant stakeholders. On the basis of the findings of such an assessment, calls the Commission to propose a legislative initiative introducing harmonised rules at Union level that would impose proportionate time restrictions for minors on the use of such services, including a ban on access during designated night-time hours, with the objective of safeguarding the physical and mental health, development, and well-being of minors;

Or. en

Amendment 285

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘digital fairness’ fitness check of consumer law; underlines that some issues remain unaddressed concerning the protection of consumers online, with minors identified as particularly vulnerable to unfair and manipulative online practices; calls on the Commission to strengthen the protection of minors online through the upcoming Digital Fairness Act; believes that persuasive technologies used by online actors, such as influencer advertising, addictive design and dark patterns, should fall under the Digital Fairness Act, which should close legal loopholes and be consistent with current legal instruments in order to better protect consumers online, taking into account the need to avoid unnecessary regulatory burdens;

Or. en

Amendment 286

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that providers of social media and video-sharing platforms’ recommender systems do not present content to minors based on profiling ; stresses that this helps protect minors’ mental health, reduce addictive behaviours, and encourage more meaningful offline experiences;

Or. en

Amendment 287

Maria Guzenina

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Underlines the requirement laid down in the DSA for the online platforms to be transparent about their recommender system algorithms; asks the Commission to ensure that this transparency is further enforced in any new legislation;

Or. en

Amendment 288

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Stresses that the recommender systems should have a non-user profiling as a default setting, while ensuring that it remains child-friendly;

Or. en

Amendment 289

Tomislav Sokol

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 b. Acknowledges the ban on targeted advertising to minors under the Digital Services Act as a positive and necessary measure in enhancing the protection of children in the digital environment. Stresses, however, that such a measure, while limiting the commercial exploitation of personal data, does not sufficiently address the structural design features of online platforms that contribute to excessive and compulsive usage by minors. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose a legislative act establishing a ban on the use of algorithmic content recommendation systems for minors. Underlines that such recommendation systems, based on profiling and behavioural data, pose specific risks to minors by promoting content that is likely to prolong screen time and foster addiction. Considers that such a ban is necessary and proportionate to ensure a high level of protection for minors in the digital space, in line with Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the principle of the best interests of the child;

Or. en

Amendment 290

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 b. Highlights the social media addiction shall be recognized as a public health issue, negatively affecting child brain development, emotional resilience, and cognitive growth of children, as well as their purchasing choices;

Or. en

Amendment 291

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8, ‘auto play’9, ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Recognises that some technical features of digital services – such as infinite scrolling, autoplay or 'pull to refresh' – encourage users to spend more time online; stresses, however, that the impact of these tools strongly depends on the context of use, the level of editorial control and the purpose of the service; calls, therefore, for a differentiated regulatory approach, based on risk analysis and proportionality, to avoid distortive effects on innovation and the EU's digital market;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. it

Amendment 292

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’, ‘auto play’, ‘pull to refresh’, ‘push notifications’, disappearing stories, rewards and incentive features for continuous use and penalties for inactivity, gamification, streaks and excessive push notificationsgambling-like mechanics (lootboxes) are aimed, by design, at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 293

Axel Voss

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online and increases addiction; stresses that such features can negatively affect minors’ ability to concentrate and engage healthily with online content; stresses that features such as auto play are already used for video content targeting young childern;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 294

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online; emphasises the Parliament’s call to effectively tackle addictive design for all online services and all ages in the review of consumer protection law and urgently calls for an ambitious Digital Fairness Act in that regard;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 295

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8, ‘auto play’9, ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8, ‘auto play’9, ‘pull to refresh’, the gamification of engagement, rewards for continuous or repeated use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online; calls on the European Commission to ban these practices as part of the future regulation on digital equity;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. fr

Amendment 296

Kateřina Konečná

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, ‘recapture notifications’, or ‘fake social notifications’ rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online and the ammount of data that can be collected from them;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 297

Elisabeth Grossmann, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity, gamification, streaks and excessive push notifications are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 298

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, gamification, unnecessary push notifications, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 299

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Svenja Hahn, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity and excessive push notifications are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 300

Kosma Złotowski, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity are aimed at influencing minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;	13. Stresses that features such as ‘infinite scrolling’8 , ‘auto play’9 , ‘pull to refresh’, rewards for continuous use and penalties for inactivity could influence minors’ decision-making, drawing them in with manipulative strategies that are aimed at increasing their engagement and the amount of time and money they spend online;
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8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.	8 The elimination of natural stopping points by showing new content automatically and continuously as the consumer scrolls down.
9 Automatic playing of new content.	9 Automatic playing of new content.

Or. en

Amendment 301

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Emphasises the need for safety-by-default and safety-by-design of online platforms; features, such as but not limited to engagement-based recommender systems, tracking features or push notifications, should be disabled by default for minors;

Or. en

Amendment 302

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement;	14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement; calls for online platforms, browsers and search engines to facilitate the total and permanent removal of the digital footprint of minors through an accessible and easily understandable mechanism;

Or. fr

Amendment 303

Caterina Chinnici, Hilde Vautmans, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Maria Guzenina, Merja Kyllönen, Nina Carberry, Marc Angel, Brando Benifei, Javier Zarzalejos, Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement;	14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement, which aims at profiling children for commercial purposes, monetising their personal data;

Or. en

Amendment 304

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement;	14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are expressly used by online platforms and traders as a powerful motivator for engagement, especially for vulnerable people as the minors;

Or. en

Amendment 305

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement;	14. notes that functions such as ‘likes’ and online social reaction mechanisms can affect the way minors see themselves; stresses, however, that these tools represent a legitimate form of interaction and participation in digital life; calls, therefore, for balanced measures to be considered, promoting digital awareness and literacy and avoiding blanket bans that could hamper freedom of expression and innovation;

Or. it

Amendment 306

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Tomislav Sokol, Sebastião Bugalho, Dimitris Tsiodras, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement;	14. Stresses that certain features of digital services, such as the ‘like’ mechanism and social validation loops, ‘read receipts’, are seen as promoting approval-seeking behaviour and social comparison and undermining self-acceptance and self-worth when the desired feedback is not received, and highlights the fact that they are a powerful motivator for engagement;

Or. en

Amendment 307

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	14a. Points out that online video platforms and instant messaging services can contribute to the development of addictive behaviour in minors; calls on the European Commission to carry out an in-depth study into the impact of these services on young people's mental health, sleep, concentration and well-being, in order to provide objective data to guide public action;

Or. fr

Amendment 308

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features on online platforms; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time; calls on the Commission to ensure that this legislative initiative takes account of the specificities of some regulated sectors;
	calls for the list of practices to be monitored to include gamification, i.e. the use of game elements to incentivise people to interact and stay on platforms, which can significantly affect minors' behaviour, especially when combined with reward systems and continuous notifications;

Or. it

Amendment 309

Dóra Dávid, Andreas Schwab, Salvatore De Meo, Adina Vălean, Tomáš Zdechovský, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Sabine Verheyen, Regina Doherty, Tomislav Sokol, Arba Kokalari, Pablo Arias Echeverría

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Welcomes the provisions of the Commission’s draft DSA guidelines that tackle the issue of addictive design and require providers to set accounts for minors to the highest level of privacy, safety and security by default, including that addictive design features should be turned off by default for minors; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

Or. en

Amendment 310

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective enforcement of existing provisions under the Digital Services Act that address addictive design through risk-based systemic risk obligations; further calls to propose a legislative initiative such as the upcoming Digital Fairness Act that would specifically tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features on online platforms; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

Or. en

Amendment 311

Elisabeth Dieringer, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Jorge Martín Frías, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time; underlines that such requirements must not result in blanket obligations for algorithmic restructuring or state oversight of content logic, which would violate digital entrepreneurial freedom;

Or. en

Amendment 312

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative in the form of an ambitious and clear Digital Fairness Act that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

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Amendment 313

Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative, in particular the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, that would tackle the legislative loopholes and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

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Amendment 314

Laura Ballarín Cereza

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative, such as the upcoming Digital Fairness Act, that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

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Amendment 315

Biljana Borzan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal measures in the upcoming Digital Fairness Act to tackle the issue of addictive design and define and prohibit addictive design features ; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

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Amendment 316

Virginie Joron, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;	15. Calls on the Commission to publish a study before proposing a horizontal legislative initiative that would tackle the issue of addictive design and prohibit addictive design features; calls on the Member States to address the issue of excessive screen time;

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Amendment 317

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Anna Cavazzini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	15 a. Underlines the mental and physical health effects of excessive screentime and problematic smartphone use; calls the Commission to urgently convene a health expert group to issue European evidence-based state-of-the-art health guidelines on screens for minors and adults to improve the protection of minors as consumers online and safety of online products and services, building on the work already done in France, Sweden and the Netherlands; Notes that these consumer guidelines for online products and services in the internal market should include guidance on healthy screentime, including maximum time per age, recommendations per type of online service and a recommended minimum age for the use of smartphones, and where relevant, other devices and for example recommendations on smartphone use in schools; highlights urgency to progress on the findings of the EU-wide inquiry on the broader impacts of social media, which should be broader and cover screentime more broadly, should serve as basis for further action to protect minors; calls for the Commission and Member States to educate parents on the effects and risks of excessive screentime and problematic internet use, where relevant on the basis of these guidelines;

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Amendment 318

Yvan Verougstraete, Pascal Arimont

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	15 a. Calls on the Commission to develop harmonised legislation on age-appropriate digital design to protect minors from manipulative and addictive interface features. This should include but not be limited to autoplay, infinite scroll, personalised avatars, pop-ups, and exploitative gamification techniques;6a
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	6a https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9110-2025-INIT/en/pdf

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Amendment 319

Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	15 a. Highlights the importance of recommender algorithms used by online platforms to feed minors with content and that this is a relevant aspect when considering their addictive potential and that like with targeted advertisement a ban on recommender algorithms for minors should be considered;

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