EU Challenges TikTok’s Addictive Social Media Practices
The European Commission is using the Digital Services Act to challenge TikTok’s addictive design, signaling stricter EU scrutiny of platform architecture and mental health risks.
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TikTok Strengthens Age Verification Across Europe
TikTok is expanding age‑detection and moderation tools across Europe as regulators and governments push for stronger safeguards to keep under‑13 users off social media.
Irish media regulator probes TikTok and LinkedIn over DSA child protection duties
Coimisiún na Meán is investigating TikTok and LinkedIn for possible DSA breaches over opaque, non-anonymous reporting mechanisms for suspected child sexual abuse material.
EU lawmakers call for social media ban for children under 16
European Parliament urges an EU-wide under‑16 default ban on social media, targeting addictive design and dark patterns, while pressing to strengthen child protection beyond the DSA.
New Commission Guidelines on age assurance and minors’ protections under the DSA
Commission issues non-binding DSA Guidelines setting a benchmark for proportionate, by-design measures to ensure minors’ privacy, safety, and security, including robust age assurance beyond self-declaration.
Denmark plans to ban social media for under‑15s
Denmark plans to ban social media for under‑15s, allow access from 13 with parental consent, and align measures with DSA-compliant national age limits amid EU calls for youth protections.
Denmark pushes EU to simplify AI Act and DSA while tightening online child protection
Denmark urges the EU’s December simplification package to include the AI Act and DSA, aiming to cut reporting burdens while advancing child protection and deepfake safeguards.
Member States Tighten Social Media Access for Minors
EU countries are adopting varied national rules to restrict minors’ social media access, leveraging new Digital Services Act guidelines and advanced age verification technologies.
Commission adopts DSA guidelines for protecting children online
The Commission’s new DSA guidelines outline measures for platforms to protect minors online, focusing on privacy, safety, age assurance, and risk-based compliance.
EU Digital Services Act set to allow national social media age limits with flexible verification
The European Commission will allow EU countries to set their own social media age limits under the DSA, with flexible age verification methods to reduce regulatory fragmentation.