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Online Information Affecting Minors: Draft vs. Final Classification Measures

2025 consultation proposal and the final eight-authority measures issued in December 2025 and published in January 2026

Previous version2025-06-20
Current version2026-01-23
Legal statuseffective
Effective date2026-03-01

What changed

Material differences at a glance

The final measures turn the consultation framework into an effective eight-authority instrument, preserve the four-category approach, and add a fixed commencement date and express presentation, recommendation and prominent-placement controls.

  • The consultation proposal became a jointly issued eight-authority instrument.
  • The final text organizes covered information into four operational categories.
  • The final rule took effect on 1 March 2026 and includes express prominent-position and recommendation controls.

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Legal status

Previous rule summary
The 2025 text was a consultation proposal.
Compared rule summary
The final measures were issued by eight authorities and took effect on 1 March 2026.

Practical impact: Platforms should use the final text for implementation and retain the draft only as legislative history.

Final issuance announcement.

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Classification structure

Previous rule summary
The draft proposed categories of information that may affect minors' physical and mental health.
Compared rule summary
The final text specifies four categories covering inducement of harmful behavior, negative values, misuse of minors' images and improper disclosure or use of minors' personal information.

Practical impact: Moderation taxonomies should map content to the final four-category structure.

Final Articles 3-6.

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Prominent presentation

Previous rule summary
The draft proposed controls for presentation of covered information.
Compared rule summary
The final text bars covered information from prominent placements such as first screens, pop-ups, trending lists, rankings, recommendations and selections.

Practical impact: Placement controls must be enforced separately from content labeling.

Final Article 9.

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AI and recommendation services

Previous rule summary
The draft addressed emerging online content-distribution risks.
Compared rule summary
The final text expressly requires algorithmic recommendation and generative-AI services to prevent covered information from being pushed to minors.

Practical impact: Recommendation and generative-AI controls need a minors-specific policy layer.

Final Article 9.

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