BREAKING: Netherlands to ban 'addictive, polarising & anti-democratic algorithms'
Govt wants 'enforceable EU minimum age of 15 for social media with privacy-friendly age verification as long as social media are not sufficiently secure.'
https://www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2026/01/30/aan-de-slag---coalitieakkoord-2026-2030
'Digital autonomy must be the starting point for the government.
We opt for European digital infrastructure.
Digital procurement & tendering are being standardised & centralised, driven by security-by-design, zero trust, sovereignty, open source & chain security.'
Netherlands' govt coalition accord, continued:
"Freedom and democracy cannot be taken for granted.
That is why we are not only protecting our democracy against external threats, but also making it more resilient and vibrant."
NL govt accord on national security:
*geopolitical uncertainty
*risk of Russia escalation
*increase hybrid, military, terrorist threats
*normalisation far-right
To do:
1 Strengthen resilience against hybrid attacks
5 Strengthen independent intelligence (contributing
to European strategic autonomy)
