EU policymakers claim that their Kids Act will keep the internet safe by…

Electronic Frontier Foundation@mastodon.social · 2026-10-13 16:25

EU policymakers claim that their Kids Act will keep the internet safe by treating every user as a child unless they age-verify. They are incorrect - this is a prohibitive proposal that puts all online services behind age gates. We urge the EU Parliament to reject it.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/eu-kids-act-wont-keep-internet-accountable-and-trustworthy

EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy

The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verification, and undermine the privacy of all users. The EU Kids Act aims to protect...

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ngrbdx (Antifascist)@mastodon.social 2026-10-13 19:53

@eff and considering that everybody is a child is infantalisation. That put also the onus on all the citizen of Europe instead of regulating the plateform. Millions versus less than 10 but millions of poor people versus an army of lawyers...

jer@mastodon.social 2026-10-13 20:46

@eff

"that puts all online services behind age gates" =>
"that puts all online services behind ID gates". FTFY

It will be the end of anonimity on the Internet.