European Commission calls for mandated age assurance for social media

The European Commission's child safety panel has published a 150-page report recommending mandatory age assurance systems for social media across the EU, with a focus on privacy-preserving methods like zero-knowledge proofs and strengthened cross-regulator enforcement. The recommendations follow a Eurobarometer survey showing over 60% of Europeans support age checks on social platforms.

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