Meta Faces EU Scrutiny Over Child Safety Violations
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This topic is included in the Trace archive for Thursday, April 30, 2026.
The European Commission has found Meta in violation of the Digital Services Act for failing to adequately prevent children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. The investigation revealed that between 10-12% of users on these platforms are underage, and Meta's age verification measures have been criticized as ineffective and easily bypassed.
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The EU Commission labeled Meta's risk assessment for protecting minors as incomplete and arbitrary.
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