Von der Leyen Pledges Autumn Draft on EU Social Media Age Rules

The Commission president committed to legislation after an expert panel delivered its report on July 10, seeking one rule across 27 member states.

On July 10, 2026, an expert panel handed EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a report that called for a legal minimum age on social media. The document compared the proposal to Australia's under-16 restriction and argued that such a limit would shield minors from platform practices that exploit their attention.

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