The European Commission promises its app is a secure and private solution to let citizens prove their age without exposing their sensitive data. While it's an improvement compared to many, security ...

Online platforms can easily rely on our age verification app so there are no more excuses,” European Commission President ...

On April 15, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen issued a statement (the ...

The EU unveils a privacy-first age verification app to protect minors online, pressuring platforms to comply with stricter digital safety rules. The European Commission has announced that its ...

Today, the President of the European Commission (the executive body of the European Union), Ursula von der Leyen, announced ...

Many European nations weighing minimum social media age limits EU moving ahead "full speed" to enforce rules, von der Leyen says Decision on EU-wide age limit law expected this summer, senior official ...

Announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and digital chief Virkkunen, the open-source app uses zero-knowledge proof technology to let users confirm their age without exposing personal ...

The momentum is building for a social media ban for minors in one of the largest economies in the world. Reading time 3 minutes The European Union just announced that it will soon roll out a new ...

By Alexander Chituc BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday urged member states to quickly adopt its new age verification app to protect minors from harmful content online, ...