Decision
Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 395 for · 136 against · 80 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 September 2026, 13:21–13:23
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2081(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Sandro Ruotolo
- Topics
- Digital, AI & data Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 13 votes · 6 roll calls
- Requested by
- Renew (1 roll call) · Members (B) (3 split votes) · Members (A) (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 17 September 2026
- Final vote
- 196147
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 395 for, 136 against, 80 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 4 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR and ESN; Patriots mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 24 | Against 8 | Abst. 4 | No vote 8 of 44 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.50 | |
| Greens | For 45 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| S&D | For 115 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 61 | Against 6 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.87 | |
| EPP | For 143 | Against 3 | Abst. 8 | No vote 30 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| ECR | For 3 | Against 60 | Abst. 10 | No vote 11 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.73 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 24 | Abst. 45 | No vote 15 of 84 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.48 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 23 | Abst. 1 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| No group | For 3 | Against 12 | Abst. 8 | No vote 5 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Voted against their group, 48
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line For · 8 voted against, 4 abstained of 36 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Anthony SMITH France
- Arash SAEIDI France
- Damien CARÊME France
- Emma FOURREAU France
- Leila CHAIBI France
- Manon AUBRY France
- Marina MESURE France
- Younous OMARJEE France
Abstained (4)
- Irene MONTERO Spain
- Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ Spain
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
Greens line For · 4 abstained of 49 who voted
Abstained (4)
- David CORMAND France
- Majdouline SBAI France
- Markéta GREGOROVÁ Czechia
- Mounir SATOURI France
Renew line For · 6 voted against of 67 who voted
Voted against (6)
- Ana VASCONCELOS Portugal
- Joachim STREIT Germany
- João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO Portugal
- Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN Germany
- Moritz KÖRNER Germany
- Svenja HAHN Germany
EPP line For · 3 voted against, 8 abstained of 154 who voted
Voted against (3)
- Ilia LAZAROV Bulgaria
- Jüri RATAS Estonia
- Riho TERRAS Estonia
Abstained (8)
- Ana Miguel PEDRO Portugal
- David CASA Malta
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Massimiliano SALINI Italy
- Matej TONIN Slovenia
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
- Peter AGIUS Malta
- Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ Slovenia
ECR line Against · 3 voted for, 10 abstained of 73 who voted
Voted for (3)
- Aurelijus VERYGA Lithuania
- Nikola BARTŮŠEK Czechia
- Taner KABILOV Bulgaria
Abstained (10)
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Lara MAGONI Italy
- Reinis POZŅAKS Latvia
- Roberts ZĪLE Latvia
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 1 abstained of 25 who voted
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Belgium | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.58 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.46 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0.30 |
| Germany | 60 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 0.58 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.65 |
| Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 45 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0.71 |
| Finland | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.86 |
| France | 29 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 0.11 |
| Greece | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0.18 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.85 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0.20 |
| Ireland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — |
| Italy | 39 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0.37 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.73 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.57 |
| Poland | 27 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 |
| Portugal | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Romania | 15 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0.52 |
| Sweden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.36 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
611 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alexander BERNHUBER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | For |
| Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Alvise PÉREZ | Spain | No group | Against |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | EPP | Abstained |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | Renew | Against |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András GYÜRK | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| András LÁSZLÓ | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| András Tivadar KULJA | Hungary | EPP | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | Against |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Annamária VICSEK | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anouk VAN BRUG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Anthony SMITH voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Aura SALLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Aurelijus VERYGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | Against |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | No group | Against |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Cristian TERHEŞ | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Csaba BOGDÁN | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Csaba DÖMÖTÖR | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Damien CARÊME voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Malta | EPP | Abstained |
| David CORMAND voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | Greens | Abstained |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ | Romania | No group | Against |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | For |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | Against |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Dóra DÁVID | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Elena KOUNTOURA | Greece | The Left | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | Renew | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS | Greece | ECR | Against |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Enikő GYŐRI | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | For |
| Eszter LAKOS | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | For |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | Against |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Against |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | For |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI | Greece | ECR | Against |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | Against |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Georgia TRAMACERE | Italy | S&D | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | ECR | Abstained |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | Against |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | For |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Against |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | Against |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | EPP | Abstained |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Ilaria SALIS | Italy | The Left | For |
| Ilia LAZAROV voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | EPP | Against |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Against |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | For |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | Against |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | Against |
| Jacek OZDOBA | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jeannette BALJEU | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | Renew | Against |
| João OLIVEIRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Portugal | The Left | Abstained |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jüri RATAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Estonia | EPP | Against |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | Abstained |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Klára DOBREV | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Kris VAN DIJCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Belgium | ECR | Abstained |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | ECR | Abstained |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | ECR | Abstained |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | Against |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Leila CHAIBI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Loucas FOURLAS | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Maciej WĄSIK | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Majbritt BIRKHOLM | Denmark | Patriots | Against |
| Majdouline SBAI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | Greens | Abstained |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Manon AUBRY voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc BOTENGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Marie DAUCHY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marie-Sophie CHRIST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | Against |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Czechia | Greens | Abstained |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martin SONNEBORN | Germany | No group | Against |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | EPP | Abstained |
| Matej TONIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Michał DWORCZYK | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | Greens | Abstained |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Greens | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | Against |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nikolina BRNJAC | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | Against |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert HERHAMMER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Peter AGIUS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Malta | EPP | Abstained |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | ESN | For |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ESN | Abstained |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | Renew | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Latvia | ECR | Abstained |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | Against |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Riho TERRAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Estonia | EPP | Against |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | ESN | Against |
| Roberts ZĪLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Latvia | ECR | Abstained |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Against |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Ruggero RAZZA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Sarah KNAFO | France | ESN | Against |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | Against |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Sergey LAGODINSKY | Germany | Greens | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | Against |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | Against |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | Against |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | Against |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Svenja HAHN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Taner KABILOV voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | Against |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | Against |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | Against |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Ufuk KÂHYA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Czechia | ECR | Abstained |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Viktor WEISZ | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Viktória FERENC | Hungary | Patriots | Abstained |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | Against |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar BUDA | Poland | ECR | Against |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | Against |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Younous OMARJEE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | The Left | Against |
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Slovenia | EPP | Abstained |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Against |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie WILMÈS Belgium | Renew | Speeches1 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Sandro RUOTOLO Italy | S&D | Speeches1 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
All votes on this decision, 13
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Paragraph 63 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Welcomes the favourable consideration expressed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding the introduction of a harmonised, EU-wide minimum age limit for access to social media (a minimum digital age);” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (A) |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Paragraph 63 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Welcomes the favourable consideration expressed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding the introduction of a harmonised, EU-wide minimum age limit for access to social media (a minimum digital age);” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (A) |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 63 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “takes note of the initiatives already undertaken by certain Member States, in this regard;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (A) |
| 5 | Paragraph 63 — part 3 A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – § 63/3 Part voted on: ‘stresses the need for a harmonised EU approach to establishing a minimum digital age and, in this context, welcomes the conclusions of the Commission’s special panel of experts on child safety online, which provides guidance on this matter; welcomes, furthermore, the announcement made by President von der Leyen about a legislative proposal on the matter;’ | Roll call | 401 for, 181 against, 29 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (A) |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 69 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 7 | Paragraph 78 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including by gender and age, as well as, where appropriate, by racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, sex characteristics and disability,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (B) |
| 8 | Paragraph 78 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 159 for, 433 against, 17 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Members (B) |
| 9 | Paragraph 85 — part 1 A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – § 85/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’” | Roll call | 449 for, 100 against, 62 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members (B) |
| 10 | Paragraph 85 — part 2 A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – § 85/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 403 for, 146 against, 50 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; split: Members (B) |
| 11 | Recital AD — part 1 A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – Recital AD/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘, including age-appropriate sexual education,’” | Roll call | 575 for, 13 against, 19 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (B) |
| 12 | Recital AD — part 2 A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – Recital AD/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 413 for, 143 against, 50 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members (B) |
| 13 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0220/2026 – Sandro Ruotolo – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 395 for, 136 against, 80 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by Renew, Members (A) · split votes by Members (B) (3), Members (A).
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people, setting out its position on how digital platforms affect children and young adults.
The text calls for a comprehensive European strategy that combines safety by design, algorithmic transparency, privacy-respecting age assurance, digital education and stronger enforcement across existing EU rules.
It asks the Commission to assess how well current initiatives work and to keep EU action in step with the changing digital environment.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's resolution on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people sets out an integrated European strategy combining safety and privacy by design, algorithmic transparency and privacy-first age verification.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2081(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 17 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 8 May 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 14 July 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 28 August 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 September 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: CULT · Author: Sandro RUOTOLO (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 11 connections: Running issue: Online safety of minors · Other decisions of the part-session on CULT dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Online safety of minors
- Issue Online safety of minors Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
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- Decision The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment Resolution · motion for a resolution 30 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Protection of minors online Resolution · report by Christel Schaldemose 26 Nov 2025 Adopted
- Decision Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) New EU law · report by Jeroen Lenaers 17 Jun 2025 Passed
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- Decision The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027 Resolution · report by Sabrina Repp 15 Sept 2026 Adopted
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Impact of social media and the online environment on young people”. Decision, 17 September 2026. votingId 196147, document A-10-2026-0220, reference 2025/2081(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/5?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-17-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Impact of social media and the online environment on young people}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/5?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/5?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 196147, document A-10-2026-0220, reference 2025/2081(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}