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EU Introduces Age Verification App to Protect Minors Online

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What specific technical standards or security protocols the age verification app will use to ensure anonymity and prevent data breaches.
How the EU will enforce mandatory age verification across diverse online platforms and ensure compliance from non-EU based companies.
Whether the special committee's recommendations in summer will lead to binding EU legislation on children and social media.
The exact criteria for what constitutes 'equivalent alternatives' to the EU app for age verification by online platforms.
The potential impact of the app on user privacy and data protection, given concerns about digital surveillance and identity verification systems.
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