Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Christine Anderson

Added: 122a. Opposes any measures aimed at restricting or prohibiting access to social media and websites through mandatory age verification or identity verification requirements; rejects, in particular, the deployment of digital ID-based systems, such as mobile applications, enabling the generalised identification of users online, in the light of the disproportionate risks such mechanisms pose to fundamental rights, notably the right to privacy and freedom of expression; stresses that the protection of minors should primarily rely on parental authority and appropriate control tools, rather than on broad state surveillance mechanisms;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.025v01-00