Peter Craddock Quoted in Politico Article on EU Age Limit for Social Media

Keller and Heckman Partner Peter Craddock was quoted in the Politico article, “An EU age limit for social media? Get the lawyers in.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has recently advocated for setting a minimum age for using social media in the European Union (EU), but the article notes that many are questioning the EU’s authority to take such measures. “There is a significant question of whether [banning social media] is even something that the European Union has the power to do,” Peter commented.

He continued saying there’s a lot to figure out, such as how much “autonomy” to give EU countries and whether they should be allowed to set their own age, or whether “it's a full ban or a partial ban for certain functionalities or certain types of interactions.”

Peter also added that it is too late to tack on a social media ban to the Digital Fairness Act, as consultations are already ongoing and such a measure would require large-scale studies.

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