Meta told it's violating EU law by not doing enough to keep children off Facebook and Instagram
The European Commission has determined that Meta is violating EU law by not adequately preventing children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. The commission's preliminary findings indicate that the age verification measures are insufficient and that reporting tools for underage accounts are cumbersome. Meta has expressed disagreement with these findings and plans to enhance its measures to address the issue.
- ▪The European Commission found that Meta breached EU law regarding child safety on its platforms.
- ▪Meta's age verification process allows minors to easily input false birth dates.
- ▪The reporting tool for underage accounts is difficult to use and lacks adequate follow-up measures.
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The European Commission has found that Meta breached EU law by failing to prevent under-13s from accessing its platforms, as scrutiny of the tech giant's handling of child safety intensifies. The commission said Wednesday that its preliminary investigations concluded that Meta violated the EU's Digital Services Act because the minimum age requirement of 13 for Instagram and Facebook is not adequately enforced. When creating an account, minors can input a false birth date, with no controls in place to verify it, the Commission said.Additionally, the tool for reporting a minor's account is "difficult to use" and requires up to seven clicks to access the form, the commission said.
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