Recitals
Recital 4
Recital 4
Digital Services Act and Guidelines on the Protection of Minors Unofficial title
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.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) establishes a horizontal framework of due diligence obligations for providers of intermediary services, including specific obligations concerning the protection of minors online. In particular, Article 28 of that Regulation provides for obligations on providers of online platforms accessible to minors to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security of minors, on their service. The Commission Guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online(4) set out a non-exhaustive list of measures that providers of online platforms accessible to minors should put in place to comply with their obligation under Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.
Footnotes
- (3) Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj).
- (4) Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online, pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (OJ C, C/2025/5519, 10.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5519/oj).
https://kids-act.digiphile.law/recital/recital-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.