Commissioner ‘not convinced’ online giant has done enough to mitigate risks to physical and mental health of young people from Facebook and Instagram
New EU Meta probe into issues of child protections is probe is second into the company under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Photograph: iStockBrussels has opened an in-depth probe into Meta over concerns it is failing to do enough to protect children from becoming addicted to social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram .
EU investigators will look at whether Meta is complying with legal obligations to provide appropriate age-verification tools to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content. In the investigation, the commission said it would focus on whether Meta’s platforms were putting in place “appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors”. It added that it was placing special emphasis on default privacy settings for children.
Brussels is especially concerned whether the social media company’s platforms are properly moderating content from Russian sources that may try to destabilise upcoming elections across Europe.
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