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EU proposes KIDS Act to restrict children's access to social media

Published

20 September 2026

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regulatory

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Social & Community

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Europe

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Fusion42 · 20 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The European Commission proposed the EU KIDS Act to enhance online safety for children by setting 15 as the minimum age for independent social media accounts, introducing supervised accounts for ages 13-14, and banning access under 13, alongside safety-by-design and privacy-preserving age verification requirements.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Social & Community.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Social media founders must redesign kids’ experiences and upgrade age checks to enter the European market. That barrier creates a compliance deadline while shifting competition to safer, parent-supervised platforms.

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