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International Business Times
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Merin Rebecca Thomas

EU Flags Meta For Failing To Enforce Age Limits On Facebook, Instagram

EU regulators have raised concerns over how Meta enforces age limits on Facebook and Instagram, amid wider questions about child safety online. (Credit: Unsplash)

Meta has been charged by European regulators for failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, a case that could lead to significant fines under the bloc's landmark digital law.

The European Commission said in its preliminary findings that the company did not adequately enforce its minimum age requirement, exposing potential breaches. Regulators found children could create accounts by entering false birth dates with no meaningful verification systems in place to stop them, CNBC reported.

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