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Age verification, ‘digital majority age’ are next in EU child-safety push

By Júlia Tar ( September 29, 2025, 15:36 GMT | Insight) -- Stronger EU-wide alignment on age verification and support for a possible “digital majority age” are among the key changes in the final draft of the Jutland Declaration, a non-binding political text spearheaded by Denmark. The draft, dated Sept. 26 and seen by MLex, underscores child protection as a political priority while softening language on design bans and stressing the enforcement of existing EU laws.Stronger alignment with EU-wide age-verification plans and support for setting a potential “digital majority age” are among the key changes in the final draft of the Jutland Declaration, dated Sept. 26 and seen by MLex....

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