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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled two new efforts to protect children online and crack down on manipulative designs in digital services today. A leaked draft of the EU Kids Act would extend age-restriction duties well beyond the platforms, like social media.

Age verification of all internet users has drawn heavy criticism from civil society. France’s Constitutional Council struck down the country’s under-15 social media ban last month, finding it disproportionate and a threat to citizens’ rights to access information and to privacy.