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EU unveils age-check app amid efforts to better protect children online

SCMP Culture / 15 April 2026 / 3h ago

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European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that an EU-developed age-verification app was ready to go, as the bloc pushes to better protect children from online harm. Brussels has been under pressure to come up with more stringent measures to safeguard children online as several EU capitals move ahead with plans to ban social media under a certain age. To that end, five EU countrie

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