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Meta’s Teen Accounts service is flawed, Dutch consumer organization says (update*)

By Sara Brandstätter ( March 13, 2025, 14:07 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms’ Teen Accounts service isn’t solving fundamental problems when it comes to protecting minors online, a Dutch consumer organization said today. After conducting qualitative research, Consumentenbond concluded that Meta is misleading consumers. Teen Accounts, which was introduced in September 2024, is Meta's attempt to protect children online, and has since been criticized by civil society and closely monitored by regulators in the EU and the UK.Meta Platforms’ Teen Accounts service isn’t solving fundamental problems when it comes to child protection online and it offers false security, a Dutch consumer organization said today (see here). ...

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