德国内阁周三批准了政策指南，以更好地保护儿童和青少年在网络空间中的安全，包括在欧洲规则生效前对13岁以下儿童实施全国性社交网络禁令。
Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved policy guidelines to better protect children and young people online, including a national ban on social networks for those under 13 until European rules take effect.
这些计划中的措施重点在于保护儿童免受网络危害，培养他们熟练使用数字工具的能力，并支持他们参与数字世界。这些措施是在上月独立专家委员会提交的最终报告之后提出的，该报告提出了56项建议。
The planned measures focus on shielding children from online dangers, building their skills to use digital tools competently and supporting their participation in the digital world. They follow the final report of an independent expert commission that presented 56 recommendations last month.
“分析工作已经完成，现在是实施的时候了：通过新框架，我们作为联邦政府将为儿童和青少年在数字世界中安全、自主地成长奠定基础，”教育和家庭事务部长卡琳·普里恩在一份声明中表示。
“The analysis is over, now it is about implementation: With the new framework, we as the federal government create the basis so that children and young people can also grow up safely and self-determined in the digital world,” Education and Family Affairs Minister Karin Prien said in a statement.
“保护、赋能和参与——这就是我们的使命。互联网早已成为年轻人的日常生活，因此我们不想把他们排除在数字世界之外，而是要让他们变得坚强、具备抵御风险的能力，”她补充道。
“Protection, empowerment and participation – that is our mandate. The internet has long been everyday life especially for young people – that is why we do not want to lock them out of the digital world, but to make them strong and weatherproof,” she added.
根据新规定，13岁以下儿童原则上将被禁止使用TikTok、Snapchat或Instagram等社交网络。只有明确专为儿童设计的平台才会被允许。对于13至18岁的青少年，规定将根据年龄设定不同的限制。政府还计划从2027年起通过德国实施的欧盟数字身份钱包（“d-you”）实现可靠的年龄验证。德国还将敦促平台默认关闭上瘾性设计。在欧盟儿童法案的谈判中，柏林希望算法推荐系统自动关闭，并采取措施防止鼓励无限滚动或强迫性使用的功能。
Under the new rules, children under 13 would generally be barred from social networks such as TikTok, Snapchat or Instagram. Only platforms that are clearly designed for children would be permitted. For teens between 13 and 18, the rules would set different limits depending on age. The government also plans reliable age verification from 2027 via the German implementation of the EU Digital Identity Wallet, called “d-you.”Germany will also press platforms to stop addictive designs by default. In talks on the EU Kids Act, Berlin wants algorithmic recommendation systems switched off automatically and measures to prevent features that encourage endless scrolling or compulsive use.