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1. Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

   ✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people, setting out its position on how digital platforms affect children and young adults. The text calls for a comprehensive European strategy that combines safety by design, algorithmic transparency, privacy-respecting age assurance, digital education and stronger enforcement across existing EU rules. It asks the Commission to assess how well current initiatives work and to keep EU action in step with the changing digital environment.

   Digital, AI & data

   17 Sept 2026 · Resolutions · report by Sandro Ruotolo · 13 ballots · voted 13:21 · A-10-2026-0220 · 2025/2081

   Adopted 395–136–80 · by a large majority
2. Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

   Digital, AI & dataJustice, rule of law & rights

   7 Jul 2026 · New laws · 2nd reading · voted 13:29 · 2025/0429

   Adopted 331–304–11 · narrowly
3. Protection of minors online

   ✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on protecting minors online, setting out its position on how to keep children safe in the digital environment. The text calls for enforcing existing EU digital rules, tackling addictive design and manipulative practices, and considering new legislation to close regulatory gaps. It also urges the Commission to address fragmented age-verification mechanisms and to hold platforms primarily responsible for minors' protection.

   Economy & single marketDigital, AI & data

   26 Nov 2025 · Resolutions · report by Christel Schaldemose · 24 ballots · voted 12:35 · A-10-2025-0213 · 2025/2060

   Adopted 483–92–86 · by a large majority
4. Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)

   ✦ AI Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU directive to combat child sexual abuse and exploitation, updating rules on defining offences and supporting victims. The directive aims to harmonise criminal law across member states, addressing crimes like child sexual abuse material and grooming, and to improve detection and reporting of online abuse. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal, and will forward its position to the Council and national parliaments.

   Justice, rule of law & rightsDigital, AI & data

   17 Jun 2025 · New laws · report by Jeroen Lenaers · 1st reading · 35 ballots · voted 13:37 · A-10-2025-0097 · 2024/0035

   Adopted 599–2–62 · by an overwhelming majority

Dossiers involved · latest vote first

1. 2025/2081 Impact of social media and the online environment on young people 17 Sept 2026 · 1 vote
2. 2025/0429 Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse 7 Jul 2026 · 1 vote
3. 2025/2060 Protection of minors online 26 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
4. 2024/0035 Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) 17 Jun 2025 · 1 vote

Who backs what

How each group's majority voted on the 4 most recent final roll-call votes about children online.

With the result = share of these votes where the group's position matched the outcome (For an adopted text, Against a rejected one). The other columns count the votes by the group's position; Split = no position had a majority among its members. Non-attached members have no group line.

The latest final votes, group by group

Each group's majority position: For, Against, Abstained, or Split. — = the group did not vote.