Von der Leyen unveils EU Kids Act in State of the Union address

Von der Leyen used her State of the Union address to unveil the EU Kids Act, a proposed law barring under 3s from social media, limiting under 13s to child versions, and requiring parental consent and safe design up to age 18.

Reported AI-drafted RTE, 15 September 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish the law; the Commission still has to table a formal legislative text for Parliament and Council to negotiate.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Kids Act unveiled as intent only, no legislative text tabled; nothing agreed. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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