The app prototype was announced on Monday alongside guidelines that online platforms are recommended to adopt in order to comply with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA). “The guidelines on the protection of minors for online platforms, combined with the new age verification blueprint, are a huge step forward in this regard. The EU Commission says that app users will retain full control over their personal information, such as their exact age or identity, and that the online content they view will remain private. The verification app prototype will be “tested and further customized in collaboration with Member States, online platforms and end-users,” according to the EU Commission, with Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, and Italy aiming to launch national age verification apps. The Commission said at the time that it was open to accepting commitments that would remedy these concerns, which may include the implementation of the EU age verification app.