Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
66/100
The Straits Times's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
EU Commission proposes under-13s social media ban
STRASBOURG, France, Sept 17 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set out a sweeping plan to keep children safe from online dangers on Thursday, proposing to ban under-13s from social media and require online services to design safe children's accounts.
asserted
Leyen → propose → accounts
The move follows similar initiatives in Australia, Britain, China, India, Turkey and several European Union countries over concerns about the impact Meta's Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, Google's YouTube and ChatGPT have on children's mental health and safety.
asserted
Facebook → follow → health
Australia's challenges in enforcing its world-first social media ban for children under 16 could see Europe facing an uphill battle as well.
uncertain
Europe → enforce → battle
"Today, our children are engaging with some of the most sophisticated technology ever created, and it was not created with children's well-being and development in mind," von der Leyen told a press conference.
asserted
Leyen → engage → conference
She said the proposed EU Kids Act "will set clear boundaries in the digital world just as we do it on a daily basis in the real world".
asserted
we → say → world
PARENTAL CONTROL
Under the proposal, which must be negotiated with EU countries and the European Parliament in the coming months before it can become law, accounts for children aged between 13 and 15 will be under parental control.
asserted
accounts → negotiate → control
Social media and video-sharing services, online video games, AI companions and chatbots for children below 18 will be subject to a list of dos and don'ts.
asserted
media → share → dos
These include a ban on addictive features, profiling-based recommender feeds, infinite scroll, reward tricks and unsolicited contact from strangers.
asserted
These → include → strangers
AI companions and chatbots must be turned off by default.
asserted
companions → turn → default
Online platforms must design algorithms safe for children and provide easy-to-use parental controls and tools to block and mute users.
The companies, which must verify users' age when they open an account via age assurance tools, risk fines as much as 6% of their global annual sales for non-compliance.
asserted
they → design → compliance
They will also have to pay a supervisory fee to fund regulators' supervision.
asserted
They → have → supervision
Tech lobbying group CCIA Europe, whose members include Google and Meta, warned of the privacy risks arising from the proposal and conflicting requirements under other EU laws.
"Collecting age information, identity credentials, and data linking children with parents or guardians at this scale would undoubtedly create an attractive target for cybercriminals," CCIA head Daniel Friedlaender said.
asserted
Friedlaender → include → cybercriminals
"The Kids Act creates legal overlap and duplication that ultimately weaken protections for children and consumers," he said.
asserted
he → create → children
The Aporia
