The European arsenal for framing digital – from the GDPR to the DSA, from the DMA to the IA Act – is already heavy, but the Parliament wants to go further in the name of protecting minors. MEPs are pushing for new rules, including an EU-wide digital majority at 16, targeting both regulated platforms and an entire digital ecosystem still largely out of scope. The European Parliament will debate next week in plenary session a draft report on the protection of minors online, brought forward by the Internal Market Committee (IMCO). The text, which was adopted by the committee in mid-October, sets out a dense legislative agenda to complete the Digital Services Act (DSA) and extend regulation to players that are currently poorly regulated at European level. The rapporteur is none other than Danish social democrat Christel Schaldemose, who was also in charge of the DSA. A more…
