eco is calling for clear responsibilities, a coherent legal framework and the avoidance of duplicate regulation wherever possible. The European Commission plans to officially present its draft “EU Kids Act” tomorrow, Thursday. Initial details of the planned EU rules to strengthen the protection of children are already available.

The European Commission today published the final report of its expert group on the protection of minors in the digital environment. The report contains recommendations for the future design of the European legal framework, including a minimum age of 13 for the use of social media and risk-based, graduated access to digital services.

With a new position paper on current cybersecurity policy, eco – Association of the Internet Industry warns against the increasing tightening of security-policy interventions in the digital sphere.