G7 Digital Ministers Agree on Common Principles for Online Youth Protection (heise.de)

• First-ever G7 agreement on a concrete, collective approach to online safety for minors.
• Emphasis on 'Safety by Design', privacy-friendly age verification, and combating AI-generated abuse.
• No consensus on measures to counter high energy consumption of AI applications.
• EU Commission sees DSA and AI Act as blueprints for G7 principles.

"G7 digital ministers meeting in Paris agreed on seven core principles to protect minors online, shifting responsibility to platform operators via a 'Safety by Design' approach. No consensus was reached on mitigating AI's massive energy consumption."