European Commission seeks feedback on proposed EU KIDS Act
The European Commission is collecting feedback on its proposed EU KIDS Act, which would introduce new measures to improve children’s safety online, including stronger safety-by-design requirements and privacy-preserving age assurance.
The European Commission is seeking feedback on the proposed EU KIDS Act, which aims to strengthen the online safety of children across the European Union.
The consultation is open to children, parents and guardians, teachers and educators, as well as online platforms covered by the proposal. The feedback will contribute to the legislative discussions on the proposed law.
The EU KIDS Act, adopted by the Commission in September, proposes several measures aimed at making online services safer for children. These include a delay on access to social media, stronger ‘safety by design’ requirements, privacy-preserving methods for checking users’ ages, and measures to strengthen enforcement.
Safety by design means that platforms would be expected to consider children’s safety when designing and operating their services, rather than addressing risks only after problems occur. Age assurance refers to methods used to determine or estimate whether a user meets an age requirement. The proposal calls for these methods to protect users’ privacy.
The Commission said the consultation builds on evidence already gathered on children’s online experiences. This includes the work of the Special Panel on child online safety, consultations with children, parents and educators, and the 2026 Children’s Online Experiences Research.
Feedback can be submitted until 26 November 2026 at midnight Brussels time. The Commission will summarise the responses and present them to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to inform the legislative debate.
