By Sara Brandstätter ( September 15, 2026, 15:54 GMT | Comment) -- A broad range of online services — including social-media and video-sharing platforms, games, app stores and certain AI systems — are set to face new child-safety obligations under the EU’s planned Kids Act. Unlike Australia’s under-16 social media blanket ban, the EU is set to take a more holistic approach, combining staggered account rules based on age and risk with safety-by-design rules.Social-media platforms, video-sharing services, online games, app stores and certain AI systems are set to fall within the EU’s planned Kids Act, marking a broader attempt to reshape how digital services are designed for minors rather than relying only on an age-based account ban....
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