US EditionEU probing app stores, Snapchat and Youtube over impact on kids
The European Commission seeks details on child protection measures from tech firms under the Digital Services Act amid concerns over harmful content and illegal app access.
- The European Union is investigating YouTube, owned by Google, Apple's App Store, Google Play, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok over concerns about the impact on children and failure to protect minors online.
- The EU suspects that age restrictions on YouTube are easy to circumvent, its algorithms could cause addiction in children, and minors can access gambling apps through app stores.
- The EU is also investigating Snapchat for possible drug sales to minors and failing to enforce its 13-year-old age limit, as well as Meta's platforms for not addressing their addictive nature for children.
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The European Commission suspects Apple, Snapchat and Google and Youtube not to protect children on their platforms enough.The Brussels authorities therefore now require the tech companies to provide information on their security measures.This was reported by Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen at a meeting of EU digital ministers in Horsens, Denmark on Friday. The basis for the mandatory requirement is the Digital Services Act (DSA).The vi…
The EU also wants to know how Apple and Google prevent children from downloading tools to create sexualized content, so-called "naked applications" and how age restrictions apply in access to apps. Brussels opens an investigation to Meta and TikTok for disinformation on the conflict between Israel and Hamas The European Commission has opened an investigation into Snapchat, YouTube, Apple Store and Google Play for a possible breach of EU regulati…
The European Commission is asking Apple, Google, Snapchat and YouTube for information to verify that they are complying with obligations to protect minors online, European Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen announced on Friday, as she attended an informal meeting of EU telecoms ministers in Copenhagen.
In the meantime, it is a reality that children spend (a lot) of time on their mobile phones. The EU does not like it. The Commission suspects Snapchat and Youtube make the little ones consciously dependent. Apple and Google accuses them of not controlling gambling sufficiently.
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EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
The EU Friday demanded digital giants including Snapchat and YouTube explain how they are protecting children from online harm, as member states explore restricting minors' access to social media at a European level.
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