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Social media platforms will be prohibited from accessing children under the age of 13 under a new ‘EU Kids Act’ adopted by the EU Commission to enhance the online safety of children in Europe.

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The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a European Union law designed to make the online environment safer, fairer, and more transparent. It became fully active for all covered platforms in February 2024.

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The EU and national authorities began enforcing the Artificial Intelligence Act on 2 August, as well as new transparency rules requiring certain AI systems to tell users when they are interacting with AI and when content has been generated or altered by it.