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On 21 July, the French Parliament adopted, in a joint committee, the law aimed at protecting minors from the risks posed by the use of social media. Shortly afterwards, more than 60 MPs referred Article 1 of the act to the Constitutional Council; this article provided for the insertion into the Act of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy a new Article 6-9 prohibiting minors under the age of 15 from accessing online social media services. The MPs bringing the petition criticised the principle of a blanket ban on access to social media without distinction between the services...

On 10 February 2026, the Hungarian National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) forwarded to the Luxembourg Independent Audiovisual Authority (ALIA) a complaint concerning the programme segment Aranykalitka, broadcast on 29 December 2025 by the television service Sorozatklub, which is provided by CLT-UFA S.A., a company established in Luxembourg. The programme, broadcast during prime time in the early afternoon, was classified as 12+. The complainant considered that both the broadcast time and the rating were inappropriate, citing in particular a scene depicting an interaction between...

On 21 July 2026, Spain's Council of Ministers approved Royal Decree 607/2026, of 22 July, regulating the special employment status of artists, technicians and auxiliary personnel working in the performing arts, audiovisual and music sectors. Published in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado - BOE) on 25 July 2026, the new framework replaces Royal Decree 1435/1985, in force for more than four decades, and completes the modernisation process initiated by Royal Decree-Law 5/2022. Given the scale of the reform – the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy estimates...

On 24 June 2026, the expert commission appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend – BMBFSF) published its recommendations for action on the protection of children and young people in the digital world. Under the strapline "Strengthening development, taking responsibility", the 56 recommendations set out measures in various areas ranging from media literacy in schools to measures to be taken by platforms. With regard to the use of social media by children...

In a recent decision, the European Commission confirmed the country-of-origin principle, according to which media service providers are subject exclusively to the law and jurisdiction of their member state of establishment, irrespective of the fact that their programmes are transmitted and viewed in other member states. This decision followed a request by the Hungarian media regulatory authority (Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság – NMHH) to apply its own rules against the Luxembourg-based media service provider CLT-UFA SA. The request, pursuant...