European Commission Launches Public Consultation on Protecting Minors Online under the Digital Services Act

ZAGREB, 15 May 2025 - The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a set of draft guidelines aimed at enhancing the safety of children on digital platforms. The proposed measures include age verification, default private account settings, user-blocking functionality, restrictions on adding minors to group chats without their explicit consent, and the provision of a high level of privacy, safety, and protection for children, in accordance with the requirements of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
All interested stakeholders — including children, parents and guardians, national authorities, online platform providers, and subject-matter experts — are invited to submit their feedback by 15 June 2025.

Further information and the draft guidelines are available via the following link.

For additional information please contact:

Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)

Roberta Frangeša-Mihanovića 9 Street
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70

Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website: www.hakom.hr

About Hakom

HAKOM - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary expertise in market regulation.