The European Commission has told Meta and TikTok that key features behind the 'addictive' use of Instagram, Facebook and TikTok need to change, as Brussels prepares a wider EU law restricting children's access to social media.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said age-appropriate restrictions were needed after an expert panel called for social media curbs for under-13s. 'It is clear we need age-appropriate restrictions to platforms,' she told reporters, adding that the plan was 'not about whether children can access social media' but 'whether and when social media can access our children'.
