French Court Invalidates Under-15 Social Media Access Ban
France’s Constitutional Council struck down the under-15 social media ban as disproportionate and insufficiently protective of privacy in age verification.
minors
Commission Challenges TikTok’s Privacy Protections for Minors
The Commission’s preliminary TikTok findings show that easily disabled privacy defaults may not satisfy the DSA’s child-protection requirements.
EU Considers Social Media Age Restrictions for Minors
The EU is considering age-based social media restrictions for children, supported by privacy-preserving age assurance and stronger platform duties under EU digital law.
EU Warns Meta Over Addictive Facebook and Instagram Features
The Commission preliminarily finds that Facebook and Instagram’s addictive design may breach the DSA’s systemic-risk duties, exposing Meta to fines of up to 6% of global turnover.
Member States can impose certain targeted obligations on online services, CJEU says
The CJEU permits targeted age-verification and roadside-check information restrictions, but requires strict compliance with the E-Commerce Directive’s cross-border safeguards.
UN Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Children Online
UN urges governments and tech firms to make online child safety a priority through stronger platform regulation and rights-based safeguards.
EU Must Regulate Big Tech to Protect Children Says Kallas
Estonia’s prime minister argues that protecting children online requires stronger EU regulation of platforms, not age-based social media bans that are easy to bypass.
Austria Plans Social Media Ban for Children Under 14
Austria plans a social media ban for users under 14, combining age limits, media literacy, and platform obligations as part of a broader effort to strengthen child protection online.
Snapchat Faces DSA Probe Over Child Protection Failures
The European Commission is investigating Snapchat under the DSA over concerns that its systems may fail to adequately protect minors from harm, illegal content, and privacy risks.
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.