Driven by clinical evidence on the neurological effects of social media exposure, news events, and European pressures on regulating minors’ access to digital platforms, several bills on online child protection have also been introduced in the Italian Parliament (both by the majority and the opposition).
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A stalled process
However, their parliamentary progress is slow, if not completely halted: none have yet received the first green light from either Chamber. Most proposals focus on banning minors’ access to social media and the obligation to verify age by platforms (currently in Italy, minors under 14 can use social media only with explicit parental consent, but there are no effective tools to verify this requirement). Some also address adolescent education and regulation of how tech platforms operate.
The Mennuni/Madia bill
The text with the most advanced parliamentary path is the bipartisan Mennuni-Madia bill (A.S.1136), presented in 2024 and partly rewritten to follow the EU Commission’s guidelines. By mid-2025, it seemed headed for approval but then stalled. It bans social media access for under 15s, requires operators to implement real age verification systems, strengthens parental responsibility, and introduces protection rules for baby influencers. The Carfagna bill (A.C. 2861), presented in March 2026, targets an absolute ban on access and registration to social media for under 13s and a protected regime (with parental control and a ban on profiling for advertising purposes) for minors aged 13 to 16. It obliges operators to introduce identity verification systems and intervenes on design mechanisms likely to encourage prolonged or compulsive use of the service.
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Other proposals presented
In January 2026, the Latini proposal (A.C. 2777) was presented to the Chamber, which, besides banning social media use for under 15s (while requiring parental consent between 15 and 18) and obliging platforms to introduce effective age verification systems, provides for the promotion of digital education and literacy programs in schools. It introduces sanctions for violations that can reach up to 6% of the global annual turnover.
The Nicita-Basso proposal from late March (A.S. 1859) instead shifts focus to platform operations based on the principle that operators are responsible for the architectures through which they distribute content. It bans mechanisms that lead to compulsive use and the construction of preferences through non-consensual profiling. It also imposes transparency on algorithm functioning. Other measures have been presented to the Chamber or Senate in past years, but their examination either has not started or has stalled.
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