{
  "id": 8043771,
  "title": "Draft of new EU law proposes sweeping restrictions on online games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/draft-of-new-eu-law-proposes-sweeping-restrictions-on-online-games",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:29:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/draft-of-new-eu-law-proposes-sweeping-restrictions-on-online-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The EU Commission has published a draft for the proposed EU KIDS Act . While the most controversial stipulations – namely a ban for under 13's and restrictions for under 15 year old kids – only apply to social networks and video sharing platforms – others also apply to online games. If approved, the rules would apply to all online games sold in EU territories, and introduce significant…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}