The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will present Wednesday a proposal to protect children of the European Union on social networks. The announcement comes within a broader initiative to regulate the digital environment and guarantee greater safety for minors who use these platforms.
Von der Leyen has been defending a European intervention in this matter, arguing that it is necessary to limit the exposure of children to social networks. The president of the European Commission has centered part of her action on the protection of young people in the digital space, considering that current measures are insufficient.
The objective of the proposal is to guarantee greater protection of minors in the digital environment, establishing new rules and obligations for social networking platforms. This initiative fits into a broader context of debate about the regulation of technologies and the protection of vulnerable groups, particularly children and adolescents, facing the risks associated with intensive use of these platforms.
