Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe

European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.

By Adam Satariano

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EU takes action against Meta over failure to protect children on social media

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EU finds Meta failing to keep under-13s off Facebook, Instagram

The EU found Meta had ineffective measures to enforce its own rule to restrict access to social media platforms for under 13s.

Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

European Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and Instagram The tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Issuing the preliminary findings of a nearly two-year investigation, the European Commission said on Wednesday that Meta did not have effective measures in place to stop under-13s accessing its services. Continue reading...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors.

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Meta told it's violating EU law by not doing enough to keep children off Facebook and Instagram

Children can create Instagram and Facebook accounts simply by inputting a false birth date, a preliminary EU investigation found.

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EU accuses Meta of allowing children under 13 on platforms

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EU charges Meta platforms over child safety failures on Facebook and Instagram

Meta Platforms’, Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from accessing the social networks, EU regulators said. The charges or so-called preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act, which requires Big Tech to do more to tackle illegal and harmful […]

Meta faces giant EU fine for not preventing kids from using Facebook and Instagram

Meta has been found by the European Commission to be in breach of European rules to prevent minors under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. The preliminary ruling, if confirmed, could attract fines of up to 6pc of worldwide global revenue, which was $201bn (€172bn) in 2025.

Meta criticised over measures aimed at under-13s

The European Commission has issued a preliminary finding against US tech giant Meta for allegedly failing to prevent minors under 13 from using Instagram and Facebook.

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Facebook, Instagram charged with breaching rules, must do more to protect kids below 13, EU says

Meta found in breach of EU law over failure to keep under-13s off Facebook and Instagram

The European Commission found that Meta is ‘doing very little to prevent children below this age from accessing their services’.

Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges

The preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act, which requires Big Tech to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms, come after a two-year investigation by the European Commission

By Reuters

Police, Meta expand crackdown to cover all scam networks

Police have stepped up cooperation with Meta Platforms Inc, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to broaden a crackdown on online crime beyond gambling pages to cover all forms of scam networks, including investment fraud and fake job schemes, with faster detection and takedown measures, a national police spokesman revealed on Wednesday.

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Meta fails to prevent children under 13 from using platforms: EU

The European Commission has found Meta Platforms to be breaching the bloc's law by failing to prevent children under 13 from using its social media platforms Instagram and Fac...

Latvian court fines businessman for attempting to violate EU sanctions against Russia

The Riga City Court in Latvia fined a businessman EUR 10,140 for attempting to violate sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia.