The Luxembourg competition authority has announced an extension of the consultation period for the Digital Services Act (DSA) guidelines aimed at protecting minors online. Originally set to close on June 10, the deadline has been pushed to June 15, 2025, to encourage more participation from stakeholders.

The consultation focuses on proposed guidelines that will assist platforms accessible to minors in ensuring high levels of privacy, safety, and security for children and adolescents. It outlines various recommended protective measures that platforms should implement from the design stage.

This initiative stems from extensive research, consultations, and workshops involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including children, platform providers, civil society experts, and academics. The Luxembourg competition authority is actively involved in drafting these guidelines, collaborating closely with the European Digital Services Committee and its working group on child protection.

All interested parties, including children, parents, guardians, national authorities, online platform providers, and experts, are invited to share their views through the Commission's 'EUSurvey' portal. The guidelines are expected to be published in the summer of 2025.

In parallel, the Commission is working on a temporary age verification application for users, which is anticipated to be implemented before the EU's digital identity wallet is launched at the end of 2026. This application will utilize technology similar to that of the EU wallet, allowing online service providers to verify users' ages without compromising their privacy.

The Digital Services Act aims to create a safer and more responsible online environment by imposing specific rules on online intermediary services, with additional obligations for very large platforms that reach over 10% of the 450 million consumers in Europe.