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Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 395
- Against
- 136
- Abstained
- 80
roll-call vote at 13:23 · 65% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Sandro Ruotolo · Report A-10-2026-0220
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people, setting out its position on how digital platforms affect children and young adults.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for a comprehensive European strategy that combines safety by design, algorithmic transparency, privacy-respecting age assurance, digital education and stronger enforcement across existing EU rules.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text It asks the Commission to assess how well current initiatives work and to keep EU action in step with the changing digital environment.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ECR, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left For 24 for, 8 against, 4 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 115 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 61 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 143 for, 3 against, 8 abstainedof 184
- ECR Against 3 for, 60 against, 10 abstainedof 84
- Patriots Divided 0 for, 24 against, 45 abstainedof 85
- ESN Against 1 for, 23 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 3 for, 12 against, 8 abstainedof 28
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
48 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (24 of 36). Against: 8, Abstained: 4
Anthony Smith (France, against), Arash Saeidi (France, against), Damien Carême (France, against), Emma Fourreau (France, against), Irene Montero (Spain, abstained)
7 more from The Left
Isabel Serra Sánchez (Spain, abstained), João Oliveira (Portugal, abstained), Leila Chaibi (France, against), Manon Aubry (France, against), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained), Marina Mesure (France, against), Younous Omarjee (France, against)
Greens voted for (45 of 49). Abstained: 4
David Cormand (France), Majdouline Sbai (France), Markéta Gregorová (Czechia), Mounir Satouri (France)
Renew voted for (61 of 67). Against: 6
Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal), Joachim Streit (Germany), João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Portugal), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany), Moritz Körner (Germany)
1 more from Renew
Svenja Hahn (Germany)
EPP voted for (143 of 154). Against: 3, Abstained: 8
Ana Miguel Pedro (Portugal, abstained), David Casa (Malta, abstained), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, abstained), Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, against), Jüri Ratas (Estonia, against)
6 more from EPP
Massimiliano Salini (Italy, abstained), Matej Tonin (Slovenia, abstained), Milan Zver (Slovenia, abstained), Peter Agius (Malta, abstained), Riho Terras (Estonia, against), Zala Černilec Tomašič (Slovenia, abstained)
ECR voted against (60 of 73). For: 3, Abstained: 10
Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania, for), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, abstained), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, abstained), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained)
8 more from ECR
Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained), Lara Magoni (Italy, abstained), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia, for), Reinis Pozņaks (Latvia, abstained), Roberts Zīle (Latvia, abstained), Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained), Taner Kabilov (Bulgaria, for), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, abstained)
ESN voted against (23 of 25). For: 1, Abstained: 1
Petr Bystron (Germany, for), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 4 rejected).