Proof of Age, Leap of Faith: The EU KIDS Act’s Security Gamble
The European Commission’s proposed EU KIDS Act would bar children under 15 from creating or using accounts on certain social-networking and video-sharing services, with a guardian-controlled option for 13- and 14-year-olds. It would also require providers to build broader safety protections into their services. Both sets of obligations would rely on age assurance—methods for verifying or estimating users’ ages.
Critics have raised concerns about freedom of expression and privacy, and whether the restrictions are proportionate. Michael Veale argues that the drafting is so…
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