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Expert group on Safer Internet for Children

The expert group on safer Internet for children helps improve coordination and cooperation among EU Member States to keep children safe when using the internet.

The expert group on safer Internet for children was created in 2019, to help improve coordination and cooperation between EU countries and propose concrete actions to keep children safe when using the internet.

The group is composed of representatives from EU countries, Iceland and Norway. It regularly meets to discuss a range of topics, from how to protect children from harmful content to how to avoid unfair commercial practices in online advertising directed at children.

One particular aim of the group is to facilitate the sharing of best practices between EU countries on how to implement some of the specific provisions concerning minors in key existing legal acts. These include measures to protect minors from harmful content in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and rules on requiring parental consent to access children’s data covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, as well as the risk management of addictive design and harmful content.

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Commission sends request for information to Amazon under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission has formally sent Amazon a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting Amazon to provide more information on the measures it has taken to comply with obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect consumers online, in particular with regard to the dissemination of illegal products and the protection of fundamental rights, as well as on compliance of recommender systems with the relevant provisions of the DSA.

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Commission sends requests for information to Meta and Snap under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission has formally sent Meta and Snap requests for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting the companies to provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations related to the protection of minors under the DSA, including the obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect minors online, in particular with regard to the risks to mental health and physical health, and on the use of their services by minors.

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