EU KIDS Act(commission.europa.eu)
14 pointsby pona-a6 hours ago3 comments
  • BartShoot6 hours ago
    Hearing about it from privacy activists and movements like stop killing games is a little devastating, the law in this shape should not pass and its horrible that it even is drafted/proposed in it's current shape.
    • pentakkusu5 hours ago
      >the law in this shape should not pass and its horrible that it even is drafted/proposed in it's current shape

      Explain please, I am not familiar with the opinions of "privacy activists" in this matter.

      • BartShoot3 hours ago
        Mandatory age verification everywhere, with varying level of privacy concerns. Tying your digital presence to identity, with service providers forced cooperation in this endeavor.

        And for the online gaming mandatory external age verification services, which will only permit existence of official servers and cost an arm and a leg.

    • BartShoot6 hours ago
      And like many great minds before me said: "It's never just about kids" when people talk about kids safety, so often this is used to push unfavorable laws cuz "think about the kids!!"
  • nickslaughter026 hours ago
    Leaked: https://drive.proton.me/urls/7FGQYQ01Y0#tWUq468D53Nj

    This Regulation applies to providers of the following services or systems accessible to minors:

    (a) online social networking services;

    (b) video-sharing platform services;

    (c) software application stores

    (d) online games;

    (e) operating systems;

    (f) AI companions;

    (g) general conversational chatbots.

  • nilslindemann4 hours ago
    If these people were serious, they would simply forbid children under—say—16 years of age from using the internet unless an adult is present in the room. Using computers without an internet connection should remain permitted, provided there is no harmful content on the device.