Meta faces preliminary EU finding of digital rulebook breach over under-13 access
( April 29, 2026, 07:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has been preliminarily found by the European Commission on Wednesday to have breached the Digital Services Act by failing to stop children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, citing weak age verification measures, inadequate risk assessments and insufficient follow-up on reported accounts.The press release is attached....
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