European Union: European Commission adopted guidelines to enforce protection of minors online under Digital Services Act including data protection obligations
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European Commission adopted guidelines to enforce protection of minors online under Digital Services Act including data protection obligations
On 14 July 2025, the European Commission published guidelines under the Digital Services Act (DSA) aimed at strengthening the protection of minors online. These guidelines require online platforms to configure default settings that prioritise privac…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, other service provider, software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2024-07-31
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2024-09-30
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2025-05-13
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2025-06-15
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