Netherlands: Data Protection

The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, introducing an EU-wide framework for minors' access to digital services through age-based restrictions and safety-by-design requirements. The proposal establishes tiered access rules for social media and video-sharing platforms, with independent accounts prohibited under age 13, guardian supervision required for ages 13-15, and autonomous access permitted from age 15. Digital service providers will need to navigate complex age assurance requirements whil

Overseen by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the WHOIS protocol has been used since the early days of the internet to retrieve relevant information...

Developments in EU law are unfolding rapidly.