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2026/0286(COD) · Commission Proposal
EU KIDS Act
5 submissions from 5 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission received 38 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 5 from organizations. Not shown: 33 from private individuals. Their submissions are personal data; the Commission publishes them under its own legal basis, and republishing them by name here would need one we do not have. Organizations act in a public capacity, so their positions are public record. About this data →
Next Feedback on adopted proposal open: Child Safety Online, closes 26 Nov 2026
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission · 17 Sept 2026
Who showed up
1 submissions from industry (companies and their trade associations) against 3 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions.
Industry 1Civil society 3Public authorities, academia, other 1
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations: a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation is open: 54 days left to submit. It closes on 26 Nov 2026.
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- Policy area
- Digital & tech (DG CNECT)
- Where it stands
- Awaiting adoption
- Legislative stage
- Commission Proposal
- Procedure
- 2026/0286(COD)
- Commission reference
- COM(2026)681
How it got here
- Proposal for a regulation26 Nov 2026 · upcoming
Showing 5 of 5 submissions.
EF
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
· · filed 2 Oct 2026 · source
The Commission draft law to restrict young peoples access to the internet will come at a high cost: the EU Kids Act will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verification, and undermine the privacy of all users. While we are sympathetic to the Commission's aim of helping children "navigate a safer online world", we have serious concerns about 1.
Stanowisko Fundacji Dbam o Mój Zasięg w sprawie projektu rozporządzenia EU KIDS ACT Fundacja Dbam o Mój Zasięg, Gdańsk, październik 2026 1 Ocena projektu i najważniejsze postulaty Fundacja Dbam o Mój Zasięg popiera cel projektu EU KIDS ACT: zapewnienie małoletnim bezpieczniejszych warunków korzystania z usług cyfrowych oraz zwiększenie odpowiedzialności ich dostawców.
Filed in Polish · English published by the European Commission
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Overall position. We support the proposal and welcome its coverage of AI companions and chatbots. However, its AI provisions are the weakest part. They lean on rules written for social media, and they carry exemptions and presumptions of compliance that apply nowhere else. Children's rights under Article 24 of the Charter and UNCRC General Comment No. 25 should be stated explicitly in the text.
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