Poland Plans Social Media Ban for Children Under 15 From 2027

Platforms carry the burden of verification

Effective age verification will be the responsibility of the services themselves. The draft also includes a transition period: platforms will have 12 months to verify existing accounts, unless an account was created more than 10 years earlier.

If age verification fails, accounts will not be deleted. Instead, access will be blocked until the user reaches the required age.

Three verification options

There will be three tools to choose from: the mObywatel app, the European Digital Identity Wallet, or solutions offered by the platforms themselves. Platform solutions must comply with EU rules and be secure.

A key requirement is that only the information about age is passed on, with no other data, including the exact date of birth.

The consultation phase will show how the proposal is received by the public, parents and the industry before the bill moves further through the legislative process.