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EU Accuses Meta of Failing to Keep Under‑13s Off Facebook and Instagram

The charge signals a hard turn toward enforceable child safeguards using real age checks across Europe.

EU Says Meta Breached Digital Services Act Over Under‑13s on Facebook and Instagram

Australia Targets Major Platforms Over Under-16 Social Media Ban Failures

EU Charges Major Porn Sites Under DSA and Opens Snapchat Child-Safety Probe

Meta Agrees to Police Child Influencer Accounts Under Brazil Court Deal

Spain Escalates Pressure on Social Platforms as Governments Weigh Under‑16 Social Media Limits

Discord Sets Teen-By-Default Worldwide, Requiring Adult Verification for 18+ Access Starting in March

Islamabad High Court Orders Government to Detail Child Social Media Safeguards by March 3

Discord Will Enforce Global Age Verification in March, Most Users Exempt From Selfie or ID

EU Flags TikTok Over Addictive Design as Europe Moves to Curb Children's Social Media

Spain Moves to Ban Social Media for Under‑16s and Require Real Age Checks

Snapchat Blocks 415,000 Under‑16 Accounts in Australia Under New Social Media Law

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sends Bill to Senate

French National Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sending Bill to Senate

UK Lords Back Under-16 Social Media Ban as Government Opens Consultation

Australia’s Under-16 Ban Fuels 4.7 Million Account Removals as Europe Tightens Youth Social Media Rules

Tech Platforms Set to Deactivate Under‑16 Accounts Ahead of Australia’s Ban

EU Demands Child‑Safety Answers From Apple, Google/YouTube and Snapchat Under DSA

TikTok and Meta Urge Caution as New Zealand Probes Under‑16 Social Media Ban

Instagram Expands AI Age Checks to Auto-Move Suspected Teens Into Teen Accounts in the UK, Canada and Australia