Protection of Minors “Made in Europe”? Between Harmonization and National Responsibility

  • Date: 27.08.26
  • Location: Cologne
  • Time: 13:30 h

How can European standards and national experiences in youth media protection be meaningfully combined? Where are common rules necessary, and how can effective structures be incorporated into a sustainable framework for youth media protection? Dr. Stephan Dreyer will address these questions during the panel discussion on Protection of Minors “Made in Europe”? Between Harmonization and National Responsibility at this year’s gamescom.congress. The discussion will also cover the impact of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) on existing youth media protection structures.

The following experts will also participate in the panel:

  • Elisabeth Secker, Executive Director of the USK
  • Svenja Hahn, Member of the European Parliament (FDP/RENEW EUROPE)
  • Sebastian Gutknecht, Director of the Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media (BzKJ)

Moderator: Dr. Anna Grebe

The event “Jugendschutz made in Europe? Zwischen Harmonisierung und nationaler Verantwortung” [Protection of Minors “Made in Europe”? Between Harmonization and National Responsibility] will be held in German.

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Information

The gamescom congress 2026 will focus on the social and technological significance of games. The program will explore how games can promote progress in areas such as democracy, education, health, innovation, and digital culture.

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Address

Koelnmesse
Deutz-Mülheimer-Str. 111
50679 Cologne

Project reference:

Security for Children in the Digital World

Research programme:

RP 1 Transformation of Public Communication

Area of competence:

Competence Area Growing Up in Digital Media Environments

Persons involved:

Contact person

Portrait Stephan Dreyer

Dr. Stephan Dreyer

Senior Researcher Media Law & Media Governance

Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut
Warburgstraße 30b
20354 Hamburg

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