BrusselsAge checks would apply to every adult, not only children.
Platforms would treat users as minors until they prove their age with an identity document or a biometric face scan.
An analysis of the Commission’s 83-page assessment finds it skips milder options, such as parental-control software on children’s devices.
The Commission says it took an evidence-based approach from the start.
Child-protection, digital-rights and parent groups oppose the proposal, which is not yet law.
How each outlet framed it
- netzpolitik.org leans critical
- dissects the Commission's 83-page impact assessment, arguing it downplays harms, ignores milder alternatives, and misstates its own expert panels
Sources: netzpolitik.org