Recital 5

Relationship with the Digital Services Act 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.

This Regulation specifies and complements the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 as regards the protection of minors, in particular in order to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security of minors, taking into account the Guidelines and the report drawn up by the co-chairs of the Special Panel. To that end, this Regulation sets out rules for a harmonised minimum age for creating an account with online social networking services, video-sharing platform services, and rules for harmonised design requirements for such services, and for age assurance.

https://kids-act.digiphile.law/recital/recital-5.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.