00:01The EU's age verification app for online platform is technically ready and will soon be rolled out,
00:08European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday
00:12as a growing number of countries push ahead with plans to curb social media access for younger users.
00:18You download the app, you set it up with your passport or your ID card,
00:23you then prove your age when accessing online services.
00:27Second, it respects the highest privacy standards in the world.
00:35Users will prove their age without revealing any other personal information.
00:42Put simply, it's completely anonymous, users cannot be tracked.
00:48Third, the app works on any device, phone, tablet, computer, you name it.
00:54European officials have warned children are increasingly exposed to harmful content online,
01:01citing cyberbullying and addictive features designed to maximize engagement as examples.
01:07Officials said the aim is to develop a single EU-wide system, avoiding a patchwork of national approaches.
01:14However, they did not provide a timeline for when the system will be fully deployed across the block,
01:21nor did they announce whether platforms will be required to adopt it.
01:25The move is aimed at major platforms such as TikTok, Meta's Facebook and Instagram, and Snapchat,
01:32which have clashed with Brussels Digital Services Act over child safety and addictive design.
01:39for that all of these actions will be monitored,
01:40as well as the system will store needs to be connected.
01:40The person who is engaged in the swimming pool in the swimming pool in the swimming pool in the swimming
01:40pool,
01:40the person who is occupied by the swimming pool,
01:40the person who is the size of the student's student's student's student,
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