European Commission accuses Meta of breaching child safety rules

(Suzanne Smalley – The Record) Social media platforms Instagram and Facebook have failed to prevent children under age 13 from accessing their services in violation of European law, the European Commission said Tuesday. The platforms’ owner Meta allegedly flouted the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) by “failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services,” the commission said in a press release. The tech giant’s terms and conditions set a minimum age of 13 to access Instagram and Facebook, but the company relies on children to self-declare their age with no enforcement mechanism to protect against their providing a fake birthday, according to the press release. – European Commission accuses Meta of breaching child safety rules | The Record from Recorded Future News