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On 30 July, the Commission organised an information session for the call for proposals “Youth-Driven Social Media Design”.

The core ambition of this pilot project will be the roll-out of at least one protocol-based service that is actively centred around the needs of young user audiences.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has presented the report on children’s safety online, together with the co-chairs of the Special Panel on child safety online.

As announced in the 2025 State of the Union address, President von der Leyen set up a special panel of experts to develop a strong and practical European approach to keep children safe online.

The panel's co-chairs presented their final report in July 2026. The report highlights the critical challenges children face online and provides recommendations and inspiration on better protecting and empower them, as well as on the age-appropriate use of social media and other digital services.

A new Eurobarometer survey released today shows that Europeans are overwhelmingly concerned about all the risks children face on social media.

The EU and Australia held their third Digital Economy and Technology Policy dialogue online to discuss continued cooperation in key areas of digital and tech.

The second annual report on systemic risks and mitigation measures under the Digital Services Act (DSA) highlighted risks to children and young people online and how the DSA is building an effective long-term approach to combatting such risks.

Every year, the Board for Digital Services and the European Commission publish a report on the landscape of prominent and recurrent risks on very large online platforms (VLOPs) and search engines (VLOSEs) in the European Union.