EU asks member states to delay overlapping child protection laws

EU asks member states to delay overlapping child protection laws

​The European ‌Union has asked ​member states to ‌postpone for 12 months any draft national legislation ‌that would overlap ‌with rules planned under the forthcoming EU Kids ⁠Act, ​an ⁠EU spokesperson said on ⁠Thursday.

The request is ​intended to avoid conflicting ⁠national measures while the bloc ⁠works ​on a harmonised regulatory framework for ⁠children's online safety and ⁠protection.

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