Would you give your ID card to play a round of CS2 or CoD?

If the EU Kids Act becomes law you will be forced to.

You can help stop this by emailing your country's Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) asking them to vote against this law.

Send a pre-written email to all of your country's MEPs'

by selecting your country and pressing this button:

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Or copy the message and manually email it yourself:

What is the EU Kids Act?

The EU Kids act is a proposed law of the European Union that will force game stores like Steam, Playstation & Xbox stores and even the app store on your phone to require strict age verification for selling online games with a 16+ rating. Therefore you will have to verify your age with official documents via a European Digital Identity Wallet if you want to play online games or even access social media freely.

Why is this law a threat for the EU gaming community?

  • 1)
    It destroys our right to privacy and digital freedom.

    Mandatory ID checks online expose sensitive personal data to breaches and remove the ability to participate anonymously in digital spaces.

  • 2)
    It outlaws all private game servers.

    Private communities and community-hosted servers lack the massive infrastructure to perform government-grade age verification, forcing them to shut down entirely.

  • 3)
    It drives small indie game creators out of the EU market.

    The exorbitant financial and technical cost of implementing compliant age-verification systems acts as an impossible barrier to entry, crushing independent studios.

What other ramifications does this law have?

  • 1)
    The government acts as a gatekeeper of social media.

    By mandating digital IDs, the state can track and log online behavior, creating a massive chilling effect on free speech, political dissent, and journalistic whistleblowing.

  • 2)
    Exclusion of marginalized communities.

    Individuals without easy access to official digital IDs or those fleeing oppressive regimes will be completely cut off from essential digital communication and entertainment platforms.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

How does the email button work? +
It generates a 'mailto:' link with pre-filled recipient addresses, a subject line, and an email body specifically tailored for the MEPs of your selected country. Clicking it automatically opens your device's default email client (like Apple Mail or Windows Mail) so you can review and instantly send the message.
How can I manually send the email? +
If the button doesn't work for you, select your country from the dropdown, then use the yellow 'COPY' buttons in the section below. You can individually copy the recipient email list, the subject line, and the body text, and paste them into your preferred web email provider (such as Gmail, Outlook, or ProtonMail).
Where can I learn more about this law? +
You can find official drafts and proposals on the European Commission's legislative observatory website. Additionally, several digital rights advocacy organizations, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and European Digital Rights (EDRi), frequently publish detailed analyses of the privacy implications of digital ID and age verification mandates.