Nord Europa Assembly Flags Data Collection on Youth Platforms

The Nord Europa Assembly's Civic Affairs Committee voted 7–2 on Wednesday to recommend federal legislation governing data collection on platforms used by minors, citing what it termed "persistent opacity" in how local technology firms disclose their practices. The vote came after a three-month inquiry into compliance with the Federal Charter's privacy provisions, which the committee found unevenly enforced across the Republic's software sector.

The committee's report, tabled for debate in the full Assembly next month, does not name specific firms but identifies a pattern: companies registered in Bratislava-Nova and smaller towns across the plateau have failed to provide clear records of what data they collect from users under eighteen, how long they retain it, and whether they share it with third parties. The findings align with growing concern in Meridian over the federal government's capacity to enforce existing privacy rules.

Committee chair Petra Novotná said the inquiry revealed that Nord Europa's own civic codes, adopted in 2023, had outpaced federal standards. "We have better protections on the books than the Federal Assembly has been willing to enforce," she told reporters after the vote. The committee recommends the Federal Assembly adopt a statute requiring platforms to publish quarterly transparency reports and submit to independent audits.