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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13716
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital

Ursula von der Leyen reaffirms European objective of setting an age limit for minors on certain platforms

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech at an event organised by Australia on protecting children online.

The president, who affirmed that the EU takes this problem very seriously, recalled in particular the Commission’s recent initiative, at the beginning of July, which unveiled a test application to verify the age of online users (see EUROPE B13680A15), alongside its guidelines to ensure the protection of minors...

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