Louis Rossmann

Tech repair advocate Louis Rossmann has released a video arguing that the EU's child safety proposal, often called the Kids Act, would effectively 'ruin the internet' for European users. Privacy and security communities are sharing his explanation widely, framing the measures as surveillance and mass data collection rather than child protection, and warning about age verification and monitoring requirements for online platforms.

Debate is growing over the EU's child safety proposals, which critics including tech commentator Louis Rossmann argue amount to mass surveillance and would undermine privacy online. Opponents say age verification and monitoring requirements would harm ordinary users and centralise control of the internet, while supporters frame the rules as necessary protection for children. Privacy and security advocates are pushing back hard against the plans.