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ARTICLE · 15 OCTOBER 2026

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The European Commission has adopted a proposal which primarily deals with child safety on platforms. However, operating systems and software application stores, defined by reference to the Digital Markets Act...

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Proposal for a Regulation to keep Digital Internet Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy (EU Kids Act)

The European Commission has adopted a proposal which primarily deals with child safety on platforms. However, operating systems and software application stores, defined by reference to the Digital Markets Act, are brought within scope as regulated infrastructure layers. Their obligations are focused on sharing age verification with providers in certain circumstances (operating systems) and putting in place and applying an age-rating system (app stores). The Regulation also builds a dedicated, EU-wide age-verification technical infrastructure that all in-scope services must plug into.

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