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European Commission published ProtectEU strategy including announcement for age verification solution

On 1 April 2025, the European Commission published ProtectEU, an internal security strategy aimed at strengthening the European Union's ability to respond to evolving threats. The strategy encompasses measures addressed at online platforms accessibl…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-04-01
adopted

On 1 April 2025, the European Commission published ProtectEU, an internal security strategy aimed a…