Is Europe really going to ban teenagers from Facebook and the internet?

[Tokio]

New European data protection rules would see companies require parental consent to handle data of those under 16, effectively blocking them from social media

The European Parliament is set to vote on Tuesday on new rules that could see teenagers banned from internet services such as Facebook, social media, messaging services or anything that processes their data, without explicit consent from their parent or guardian.

The last-minute amendment to the new European data protection regulations would make it illegal for companies to handle the data of anyone aged 15 or younger, raising the legal age of digital consent to 16 from 13.

Companies wishing to allow those under 16 to use their services, including Facebook, Snapchat, Whatsapp and Instagram, will have to gain explicit consent from their legal guardian.

The draft law states: “The processing of personal data of a child below the age of 16 years shall only be lawful if and to the extent that such consent is given or authorised by the holder of parental responsibility over the child.”

Companies such as Facebook currently allow users from the age of 13 to join their services. Their policies are based on the age of digital consent being 13, as defined by the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) and similar laws in the EU, which afford those under 13 extra privacy protections.

Until recently, the draft European data protection bill, which is four years in the making, set the digital age of consent at 13, mirroring Coppa.

Now kids have to ask hooyo iyo aabo permission in order to use FB! that means kab dacas ah to the face siilaanyolaugh

 

[McD30]

EU strikes deal on data protection rules

The age of consent for data processing — meaning the age to sign up for Facebook, Gmail or Instagram — will be the choice of EU countries. The regulation sets it at 16, but governments will can lower it to 13, which is the current limit for many U.S. social media companies.

http://www.politico.eu/article/deal-data-protection-laws-parliament-privacy-tech-digital/

Looks like their 4-years-in-the-making law didn't go through and it was all for nought.. These fat cat bureaucrats in Brussels seem to be fast running out of ideas.

 

[SuldaanSeven]

Fantastic piece of legislation that should keep all our little sisters safe from access to social networks while they are still under 16. Only question is if we could expand this bill to cover all females

 

[Tokio]

Looks like their 4-years-in-the-making law didn't go through and it was all for nought.. These fat cat bureaucrats in Brussels seem to be fast running out of ideas.

sigh.....I expect Nigel Farage with a pint to give a speech infront of EU parliment about how bunch of twat, knobheads and incompetent they are