Overview
- Platforms would be required to deploy effective age‑verification systems described as real barriers rather than self‑attestation.
- The package adds executive legal liability for violations and new crimes for algorithm manipulation and amplification of illegal content.
- Spain plans a system to track a hate and polarization footprint and to work with prosecutors on potential offenses involving Grok, TikTok and Instagram.
- Madrid has joined a five‑country European coalition to coordinate stricter and faster rules for social platforms.
- Australia’s rollout highlights enforcement limits, with 4.7 million accounts blocked and Snapchat removing 415,000 but warning that age checks can be evaded.