Dutch urge stricter digital coins, videogame loot boxes EU rules

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission should better protect children with stricter consumer rules for digital coins and videogame loot boxes, the Dutch government said, according to a discussion paper seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

The EU executive late last year sought feedback on whether to overhaul the existing EU consumer law for the digital world. Any changes will likely come in the second quarter of 2024.