On Sept. 17, 2026, the European Commission proposed the EU KIDS Act, a new regulation intended to strengthen protections for minors using digital services and AI systems. The EU KIDS Act is currently a legislative proposal and not yet applicable law. If adopted, the regulation would introduce EU-wide requirements for age verification, child-safe product design, contact protections, and AI companions and conversational chatbots, including for providers established outside the EU. The proposal is particularly relevant for social media platforms, video-sharing services, online games, app stores, operating system providers, and providers of companion and general-purpose conversational AI systems.
*Special thanks to Paralegal Felix Winter ˘ for contributing to this GT Alert.
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