Ireland is looking to push for EU-level rules on social media ID verification and a ban for children during the country’s rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2026.
Dublin also wants new laws to clamp down on anonymous “keyboard warriors” who spread disinformation and hate online, Harris added, pointing to risks to democracy.
I don’t get why this Online identification is being pushed as the only solution against bots, disinformation and stupid children doing dangerous tik-tok challanges. Am not as techsavvy but is an IP id or whatever, the only way to go? I worry for my privacyrights, hacks, and stolen dig ID abuse. Isn’t this solution like making things worse?
I’m all for atacking online dis-& misinformation, but surely there must be a less invasive way?