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The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'.","category":"Politics","area":"European Union","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T09:25:12.010Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-16T09:08:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T09:25:12.010Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Ursula von der Leyen; one full report and 33 digests provide corroboration.","critic":"Most outlets are digests, limiting the depth of reporting. 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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced these proposals during her State of the Union address. The legislation is to be known as the 'EU Kids Act'."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage"},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated reports covered this story. None of the left-rated digests mentioned the specific case of Olà, a 14-year-old Belgian girl who died by suicide, which was cited by El Mundo as a reason for the proposed legislation."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"echo24.cz","url":"https://echo24.cz/a/HvbP2/zpravy-svet-do-13-let-bez-socialnich-siti-do-15-let-omezene-ucty-eu-chysta-nova-pravidla-pro-online-platformy","headline":"Under 13 Years without Social Networks, Under 15 Years Limited Accounts. 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