欧盟委员会已要求欧盟成员国暂停针对儿童的国家层面社交媒体禁令12个月。它希望推出一部统一的欧盟法律。奥地利是首个受影响的国家，其禁止14岁以下未成年人使用社交媒体的计划现已冻结。欧盟委员会发言人托马斯·雷尼耶周四在布鲁塞尔宣布暂停，伊丽莎·格里特西为《欧洲政客报》报道了此事。法新社也报道了该决定。
The European Commission has told EU countries to put national social media bans for children on hold for 12 months. It wants a single EU law instead. Austria is the first country affected, and its plan to keep under-14s off social media is now frozen. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier announced the pause in Brussels on Thursday, as Eliza Gkritsi reported for Politico Europe. AFP also reported the decision.
“委员会决定将与未来协调规则重叠的任何国家草案法律推迟12个月。”欧盟委员会发言人托马斯·雷尼耶对记者表示。奥地利政府提出异议。
“The Commission has decided to postpone for 12 months any draft national laws overlapping with the future harmonised rules.”Thomas Regnier, Commission spokesperson, to reporters Austria’s government objected.
“布鲁塞尔在自己拿不出完整的欧洲解决方案的情况下，阻止成员国制定国家法律，这是不可接受的。”奥地利国务秘书亚历山大·普勒尔对《欧洲政客报》表示。为何奥地利首当其冲欧盟成员国在通过技术性草案法律前必须将其提交布鲁塞尔。根据委员会的通报数据库，奥地利于7月28日提交了草案。该草案为视频分享平台设定14岁年龄门槛，并要求进行年龄核查。委员会的审查期于周四结束。
“It is unacceptable for Brussels to block member states from enacting national laws without presenting a completed European solution of its own.”Alexander Pröll, Austrian state secretary, to Politico Europe Why Austria was first EU countries must send draft technical laws to Brussels before they adopt them. Austria sent its draft on 28 July, according to the Commission’s notification database. It sets an age limit of 14 for video-sharing platforms and requires age checks. The Commission’s review period ended on Thursday.
副总理安德烈亚斯·巴布勒对《欧洲政客报》表示，他对这一延迟“毫无同情心”。他说，维也纳将继续准备其法律，以便暂停期一结束就能实施禁令。
Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler told Politico Europe he had “no sympathy” for the delay. Vienna will keep preparing its law so the ban can start as soon as the pause ends, he said.
其他国家处境不同。希腊上周通过了针对15岁以下未成年人的禁令。据《欧洲政客报》报道，雅典在欧盟提案出台前已将其法律提交布鲁塞尔，因此很可能保留该禁令。法新社报道，委员会已要求法国修改草案，但预计不会阻止其推进，因为巴黎同样尽早进行了通报。法国宪法委员会于8月否决了首个法国禁令。包括意大利在内的其他国家的草案仍在审查中。
Other countries are in a different position. Greece passed its under-15 ban last week. Athens sent its law to Brussels before the EU proposal, so it will likely keep it, Politico Europe reported. The Commission has asked France to rework its draft but is not expected to block it, AFP reported, because Paris also notified early. France’s Constitutional Council struck down the first French ban in August. Drafts from other countries, including Italy, are still under review.
欧盟委员会于9月提出了《欧盟儿童法案》。该法案将禁止13岁以下未成年人使用大多数社交媒体，并限制15岁以下未成年人的使用权限。布鲁塞尔希望制定统一标准，以免平台面临27种不同的年龄限制。据法新社报道，欧盟还担心各国一旦制定自己的规则，就会对欧盟法律失去兴趣。
One law for 27 countries The Commission proposed the EU Kids Act in September. It would bar under-13s from most social media and limit access for under-15s. Brussels wants one standard so platforms do not face 27 different age limits. It also fears countries will lose interest in the EU law once their own rules are in place, AFP reported.
欧洲议会和欧盟各国政府仍需就《儿童法案》达成一致。据《欧洲政客报》周二报道，该法案可能要到2028年才能生效。多个首都不愿等待。据《欧洲政客报》报道，丹麦正推进自己的立法。“问题刻不容缓，”丹麦数字化部长克里斯蒂娜·埃格伦德对该媒体表示。
The European Parliament and EU governments still need to agree on the Kids Act. Politico Europe reported on Tuesday that it may not take effect until 2028. Several capitals do not want to wait. Denmark is pushing ahead with its own law, Politico Europe reported. “The problems are urgent,” Danish digital minister Christina Egelund told the outlet.