Von der Leyen is pushing under-13 social media bans and restricted accounts for under-15s. Macron wants AI brought into the same system. Spain is already tying age verification to the EU digital ID. Australia has gone to under-16.
The rules differ, but the direction is the same: digital ID becomes the plumbing for proving who you are before you can use more of the internet.
https://reclaimthenet.org/world-leaders-global-internet-age-verification-controls
