EU finds Meta insufficiently protects minors on platforms
The European Commission has issued a preliminary ruling regarding Meta's compliance with the Digital Services Act. The ruling indicates that the company is not adequately preventing children under 13 from accessing its platforms. (sources: fastcompany, theverge, cnbc, washingtonpost, dw)
The European Commission has determined that Meta is not doing enough to prevent minors from using Facebook and Instagram. The investigation revealed that children can easily create accounts by providing false birth dates.
- The European Commission issued a preliminary decision stating that Meta is breaching the Digital Services Act.
- The investigation found that children under 13 can access Facebook and Instagram by entering incorrect birth dates.
- Meta has been given notice of these findings and may need to implement changes to comply with EU regulations.
Why it matters
This ruling could lead to increased scrutiny and regulatory actions against Meta regarding child safety on its platforms.
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This story is about EU rules Meta is not preventing underage access to platforms. This bill would require covered app stores to request age information at account creation and verify the user’s age category using a.
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- Require covered app stores to request age information at account creation and verify the user’s age category using a • If a user is a minor, require affiliation to a parental account and verifiable parental consent before app.
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This story is about the EU accusing Meta of allowing children under 13 easy access to Facebook and Instagram and raising age verification concerns. This bill would expand federal online privacy rules to cover ages 13–16 and ban targeted ads based on minors' data.
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- Expand privacy rules to cover ages 13–16 • Ban targeted advertising to minors based on personal data.
This story is about EU rules Meta is not preventing underage access to platforms. This bill would require covered platforms to establish and enforce policies/procedures addressing specified harms to minors.
If passed, it would
- Require covered platforms to establish and enforce policies/procedures addressing specified harms to minors • Require independent third-party audits (and related reporting structures) for covered platforms.
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