Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people

(2025/2081(INI))

The European Parliament,

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Removed– having regard to Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Added– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter), in particular Articles 1, 21, 23 and 24 thereof,– having regard to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s general recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19, published on 26 July 2017,

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Removed– having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) in view of changing market realities1,

Added– having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979, and to the general recommendations made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,

Removed– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)2,

Added– having regard to the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 21 December 1965,

Removed– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)3,

Added– having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 78/187 of 19 December 2023 entitled ‘Rights of the child’, which focuses on the rights of the child in the digital environment,

Removed– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act)4,

Added– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989 and to General comment No. 25 (2021) of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child of 2 March 2021 on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment,

Removed– having regard to Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’)5,

Added– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) of 11 May 2011,

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Removed– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2023 on addictive design of online services and consumer protection in the EU single market7,

Added– having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recommendation of the Council on Children in the Digital Environment, adopted on 16 February 2012 and amended on 31 May 2021,

Removed– having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2021 on children’s rights in view of the EU Strategy on the rights of the child8,

Added– having regard to the OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2024 (Volume 1), published on 14 May 2024, particularly the ‘spotlight’ chapter thereof on mental health and digital environments,

Removed– having regard to the Commission guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online, pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, published on 14 July 2025,

Added– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe entitled ‘Guidelines to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment’, adopted on 4 July 2018,

Removed– having regard to the study requested by Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education entitled ‘The influence of social media on the development of children and young people’, published by its Directorate-General for Internal Policies in February 20239,

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act),

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing the European Digital Identity Framework,

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act),

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act),

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online,

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004,

Added– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation),

Added– having regard to Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’),

Added– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence,

Added– having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) in view of changing market realities,

Added– having regard to Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications),

Added– having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 June 2025 on promoting and protecting the mental health of children and adolescents in the digital era,

Added– having regard to the Council conclusions of 13 May 2025 on the assessment of the legal framework for audiovisual media services and video-sharing platform services,

Added– having regard to the Council conclusions of 25 May 2020 on media literacy in an ever-changing world,

Added– having regard to the Jutland Declaration: Shaping a Safe Online World for Minors, signed on 10 October 2025,

Added– having regard to the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade, signed on 15 December 2022,

Added– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 12 November 2025 entitled ‘European Democracy Shield: Empowering Strong and Resilient Democracies’ (JOIN(2025)0791),

Added– having regard to the Commission proposal of 6 February 2024 for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (COM(2024)0060),

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 24 March 2021 entitled ‘EU strategy on the rights of the child’ (COM(2021)0142),

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152), and to the priorities set out in the Commission communication of 5 March 2026 entitled ‘Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030’ (COM(2026)0113),

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 30 September 2020 entitled ‘Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 – Resetting education and training for the digital age’ (COM(2020)0624),

Added– having regard to the Commission report of 24 March 2025 on the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (2022-2024) (COM(2025)0117),

Added– having regard to the 2025 policy brief by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) entitled ‘Social media usage and adolescents’ mental health in the EU’,

Added– having regard to the 2022 report by the JRC entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Rights of the Child’,

Added– having regard to the Commission communication of 14 July 2025 entitled ‘Guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online, pursuant to Article 28(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065’,– having regard to the Commission’s 2024 guidelines for school leaders, teachers and educators entitled ‘Wellbeing and mental health at school’, and to its 2024 guidelines for education policymakers entitled ‘Wellbeing and mental health at school’,

Added– having regard to the Commission’s 2022 ethical guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in teaching and learning for educators, which were revised in 2026,

Added– having regard to the Commission staff working document of 3 October 2024 entitled ‘Executive summary of the fitness check of EU consumer law on digital fairness’ (SWD(2024)0231),

Added– having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2025 on the protection of minors online,– having regard to its resolution of 17 January 2024 on virtual worlds – opportunities, risks and policy implications for the single market,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2023 on addictive design of online services and consumer protection in the EU single market,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2023 on the new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+),

Added– having regard to its resolution of 10 November 2022 on esports and video games,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 25 March 2021 on shaping digital education policy,

Added– having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2021 on children’s rights in view of the EU Strategy on the rights of the child,