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Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots

Act would accelerate age verification plans and ban social media use for those under 13.

Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots

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