EU KIDS Act – Proposal for a Regulation, COM(2026) 681 final – Article 4 – Anti-circumvention
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Article 4Anti-circumvention
Proposal (not yet law)
This is the text proposed by the European Commission on 17 September 2026 (COM(2026) 681 final, procedure 2026/0286(COD)). It has not been adopted and has no legal effect. The European Parliament and the Council may amend it, so the final wording and numbering may differ. Follow the procedure on EUR-Lex.
Providers of online social networking services, of video-sharing platform services, of online games, of software application stores, of operating systems, of AI companions, and of general conversational chatbots:
- (a)shall not engage in any behaviour that undermines effective compliance with their respective obligations under this Regulation, regardless of whether that behaviour is of a contractual, commercial or technical nature, or of any other nature, or consists in the use of behavioural techniques or interface design;
- (b)shall be prohibited from taking knowingly and intentionally any other actions whose object or effect is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent their respective obligations under this Regulation, with a view to avoiding compliance with those obligations.
https://kids-act.digiphile.law/article/article-4.html
Text as at 7 October 2026.
This is an unofficial convenience version of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU KIDS Act (COM(2026) 681 final), which is not yet law. It is presented “as is” without guarantee of accuracy, completeness or reliability. See the source text for the official version. This site was last updated in October 2026.