Procedures
25 votesImpact of social media and the online environment on young people
Prohibit addictive digital design features, explicit non-consensual synthetic content, and unverified minor access to protect children's mental health on online platforms.
Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights
Impose joint liability on main contractors and expand the European Labour Authority's mandate to investigate abusive subcontracting and protect cross-border workers from exploitation.
Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
Condition EU funding to non-EU countries on respecting human rights and democratic principles.
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025
Maintain and expand sanctions against Russia and states supporting its aggression, including Belarus, Iran, and North Korea.
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
Demand a coherent EU foreign policy to defend international order, foster cooperation, and respect neutrality amidst global instability.
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Written explanations of vote submitted after plenary sessions.
Protection of minors online
Social media has many problems which affect young people in negative ways. While I theoretically agree that there should be some age limit, it is very difficult to enforce it in practice. If providing age is purely declarative, then children will simply lie about their age, which is the situation today when platforms’ terms of service impose an age limit. Using eID means to prove your age to a social media platform is disproportionate. eID means are intended mainly for proving your identity for serious tasks such as e-government services and private services which require a high degree of security, such as banking. It is theoretically possible under eIDAS to prove your age without revealing your identity, but there are no guarantees that social media will implement this and refrain from asking for more than they need. Many citizens will not understand these intricacies, they will believe that using the eID always equates to proving your identity and they do not want this for social media. This will reduce trust in eID and will hamper its uptake, which harms our digitalisation efforts. This is why I voted against this report. All measures to tackle this problem need to be proportional.
No written explanations available.