The European Union is set to present a so-called "Kids Act" this week on the heels of a closely watched speech in which the bloc's top official is set to address how to limit the negative impact of social media on children.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and tech enforcer Henna Virkkunen will announce plans for the "Kids Act" on Thursday, commission spokesman Olof Gill said Monday.

That proposal will come a day after Von der Leyen delivers her State of the European Union address, an annual speech setting out goals for European policymakers for the coming year. Last year's speech included proposals for tackling the EU housing crisis, a drone alliance with Ukraine and plans to further simplify the bloc's knot of regulations.

Von der Leyen said in July that the commission would put forward an EU-level proposal on social media after the summer break. In a post on X earlier this month, she said the topic would be included in her address.

The commission--the EU's executive arm--has sought to come to grips with social-media restrictions in recent months as some countries in the 27-member bloc considered or started work on their own national laws banning minors from platforms like Instagram.

Australia became the first country to ban children under 16 from social networks in late 2025, and dozens of countries including France, Greece, Spain, Austria, Denmark, and Poland have considered curbs for young people.

French president Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday that his government reworked its version of a law banning minors under 15 from social media after an earlier draft was struck down by France's Constitutional Council in August.