EU finds TikTok violated child protection requirements

The European Commission issued preliminary findings that TikTok breaches the Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors. The EU warned that child protection safeguards should be mandatory, not optional.

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Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors

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The European Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act #DSA for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors. Based on an in-depth investigation of TikTok's interface, internal data, documents and expert interviews. TikTok may now respond. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... Today, the European Commission sent TikTok preliminary findings indicating that TikTok accounts of minors

TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EU

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TikTok has attracted the ire of the European Union over its protection of children who use the video sharing platform. The European Commission announced preliminary findings today under the Digital Services Act (DSA) that offer specific issues to address. The Commission suggests that TikTok should adjust the default settings of minors' "public" accounts so the […]