Tim Cook meets EU chief Ursula von der Leyen as bloc pushes new child safety rules

Apple’s engagement with EU leadership signals that child safety and digital privacy are becoming strategic regulatory priorities, with the proposed EU Kids Act likely to impose stronger age-based access controls and protections for minors across online platforms. For CIOs and technology leaders, this is a reminder that product roadmaps, identity and access controls, data governance, and trust-and-safety capabilities must be designed to meet tightening global compliance expectations rather than treated as after-the-fact fixes.