The EU rejects registration of citizen initiative against digital identity and age verification online
05 Aug 2026Effective: 22 Jul 202645 views
Who is affected:
European citizens, initiative promoters, digital platforms and internet users
Summary
The European Commission denies registration of a citizen initiative requesting a halt to mandatory digital identity and age verification on the internet. Without registration, the initiative cannot officially collect signatures.
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The European Commission has denied registration of the European citizen initiative 'Stop Killing The Internet', which aimed to oppose the implementation of digital identity systems and age verification online. Without official registration, the promoters cannot initiate the signature collection necessary for the Commis…
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OJ:L_202601921: Decisión de Ejecución (UE) 2026/1921 de la Comisión, de 22 de julio de 2026, sobre la solicitud de registro, con arreglo al Reglamento (UE) 2019/788 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de la iniciativa ciudadana europea denominada Stop Killing The Internet: No Digital ID & No Age Verification (Alto a la aniquilación de internet: no a la identidad digital ni a la verificación de la edad) [notificada con el número C(2026) 5137]
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