Laura Ballarín Cereza

4 a. Stresses the vital role of the EU in strengthening democracy worldwide, particularly in these challenging times, through its electoral observation missions;

29. Calls for a clear earmarked budget for human rights and democracy in the future MFF; stresses that the EU budget needs to be protected also for external use and that the budget constitutes an...

Highlights concerns that many parents either lack effective tools to monitor and manage their children’s online activities or are unaware of the options available; points out that even when...

13 c. Stresses that pictures and videos of children as well as their identities are often exploited for commercial gain in ‘sharenting’ and ‘childfluencing’ practices without the child’s...

6 f. Stresses the need for the prompt implementation and strict enforcement of the DSA as a whole to ensure a safe online environment for minors; welcomes, in particular, the Commission’s...

10 b. Notes that several online platform providers have introduced mechanisms to control or verify access to their services; stresses, however, that minors still have widespread access to age-...

– having regard to the Council of Europe’s guidelines to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment, published in 2018,

B b. whereas in OECD countries, on average, 95 % of 15-year-olds browse the internet for fun, and 96 % report browsing social networks; whereas most 15-year-olds also use digital devices for...

J e. whereas Article 34 of the DSA states that very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSES) must identify and assess the systemic risks to children’s...

G e. whereas generative AI presents opportunities for young people such as personalised learning and tools to support their creativity, but also poses serious risks to young people such as the...

J f. whereas some online video games use data collection and advertisements to monetise their user base, creating an incentive to get users, including minors and children, to spend as much...

– having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2023 on consumer protection in online video games: a European single market approach,

6. Stresses that the increasing ease of access and use of generative AI tools for minors, as well as the growing presence of AI-driven youth-facing services, such as chatbots,...

9 a. Stresses that the addictive use of digital products and services can cause serious mental harm, particularly to minors, while also entailing economic and physical risks; underlines that...

7 c. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘digital fairness’ fitness check of consumer law; underlines that some issues remain unaddressed concerning the protection of consumers online, with minors...

G a. whereas unfair commercial practices cost consumers EUR 7.9 billion annually, with younger age groups experiencing the highest levels of detriment; whereas the use of unfair techniques to...

6 d. Underlines that the DSA obliges online platforms accessible to minors to implement appropriate and proportionate measures to guarantee a high level of privacy, safety and security for...

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, which elaborates on how the Convention applies in the digital environment and explicitly recognises that...

C b. whereas establishing the age of users is important for digital safety-by- design mechanisms, as services will only be able to protect children from unsafe content and behaviours if they...

F. whereas social media influencers significantly shape young people’s behaviours, consumption habits and opinions (such as promoting unhealthy food for children); whereas...

D. whereas social media platform features are designed to maximise engagement, such as infinite scrolling and compulsive engagement with notifications, and to foster addictive use,...

D b. whereas there is no single comprehensive EU regulation on dark patterns; whereas the prohibition of dark patterns under the Digital Services Act (DSA) is limited to online platforms;...

2 d. Stresses the need to strengthen cooperation among national competent authorities and between national competent authorities and the Commission, as this is essential for the implementation...

B a. whereas in 2024, the share of young people using the internet daily in the EU was 97 % on average; whereas in 2024, 87 % of 16- to 29-year-olds in the EU used social networks, compared to...

J g. whereas the lack of a robust, cross-border comparable evidence base on mental health and digital environments poses a challenge for researchers and policymakers; whereas the establishment...

J a. whereas studies carried out in several Member States show that minors have access to pornographic content, sometimes involuntarily, at a very young age; whereas according to a study...

– having regard to its resolution of 10 November 2022 on esports and video games,

1. Stresses that addressing the impact of social media on young people requires a unified strategy combining safety-by- design, algorithmic transparency and control, privacy-first age...

6 g. Emphasises that the risk assessments conducted by very large online platforms and search engines under the DSA concerning minors’ online safety are insufficient, lack independent...

– having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Council Recommendation on Children in the Digital Environment, published in 2021,