Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026 A child at a tablet computer. Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen presented the EU KIDS Act on 17 September 2026. The proposal would bar… The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .
Europe Intelligence Brief for 17 September 2026: Ursula von der Leyen presents an Emergency Security Protocol that any member state could activate. The European Commission introduced the EU KIDS Act in Strasbourg, aiming to restrict social media access for children under 13 and set 15 as the minimum age for account creation without parental consent.
The proposal reverses the burden of proof onto platforms, requiring them to demonstrate their safety by design. Half of European children aged 9 to 16 feel unsafe online, and cyberbullying is the primary reason for contacting Safer Internet Centres. The act targets social media, video-sharing platforms, online games, AI chatbots, app stores, and operating systems, with some services exempted, such as encyclopedias and educational platforms.
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