TikTok investigation on under-13s’ access set to advance under EU’s digital law
By Sara Brandstätter ( July 16, 2026, 09:03 GMT | Insight) -- EU investigators probing TikTok’s handling of under-13s’ access to its platform are preparing to charge the ByteDance-owned company with violations of EU law, MLex has learned. However, it's understood that the company and the EU executive are still negotiating, and the case could come to an end if TikTok presents convincing commitments.EU investigators probing TikTok’s handling of access to its platform by children under 13 are preparing to charge the ByteDance-owned company with violations of EU law, MLex has learned....
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