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Child Safety online
In her State of the European Union 2025 speech, President von der Leyen emphasised the importance of child safety on social media. The online world offers creativity, learning, and connection, but also poses serious risks. It is time for parents, not algorithms, to guide our children online. Australia is pioneering social media restrictions, and the EU is ready to adapt these for Europe.
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As a mother of seven,
and a grandmother
of four,
I feel the anxiety
of parents who are
doing their best
to keep
their children safe.
I strongly believe
that parents,
not algorithms should be
raising our children.
I will commission
a panel of experts
because when it comes
to kids’ safety online,
Europe believes
in parents,
and not in profits.
