Meta accused of violating DSA by failing to safeguard minors
The European Commission accuses Meta of failing to protect children, allowing users under 13 on Instagram and Facebook, in breach of the DSA rules. The European Commission has accused Meta of violating child safety rules. Instagram and Facebook allegedly failed to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms. According to the Commission, Meta did […]
The European Commission has accused Meta of violating child safety rules. Instagram and Facebook allegedly failed to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms. According to the Commission, Meta did not properly assess and mitigate risks to minors, breaching obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
“The European Commission has preliminarily found Meta’s Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services.” reads the press release. “Despite Meta’s own terms and conditions setting the minimum age to access Instagram and Facebook safely at 13, the measures put in place by the company to enforce these restrictions do not seem to be effective. The measures do not adequately prevent minors under the age of 13 from accessing their services nor promptly identify and remove them, if they already gained access.”
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