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EU says Meta is breaking the law by failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram

TechSpot·Rob Thubron·about 1 month ago
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust . What just happened? Meta has been told by the European Commission that Facebook and Instagram are breaching the Digital Services Act by failing to keep children under 13 off the platforms. The findings are preliminary, so this isn't the point where Mark Zuckerberg starts getting ready to hand over more money, but the company could ultimately face a fine of up to 6% of its global annual revenue if the EU decides the violations have been confirmed. The Commission says Meta's own terms set 13 as the minimum age for Facebook and Instagram, but the systems in place to enforce that rule are not effective enough. Regulators say underage users can still get in by entering a false birth date, while existing accounts belonging to children are not being identified and removed quickly enough. There's also criticism of the reporting tools for flagging underage accounts.…

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