TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EU

First publishedJul 24, 10:13 UTC

Last updatedJul 25, 11:30 UTC · 2h ago

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Seattle Times6EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minorsJul 24, 10:13 UTCOpen ↗The Verge6TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EUJul 24, 11:40 UTCOpen ↗

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TikTok has attracted the ire of the European Union over its protection of children who use the video sharing platform. The European Commission announced preliminary findings today under the Digital Services Act (DSA) that offer specific issues to address. The Commission suggests that TikTok should adjust the default settings of minors' "public" accounts so the content they post is only visible to TikTok users the teen has chosen to share it with, and that such content shouldn't be recommended to other users in the For You feed. Even accounts set to private can be easily discovered through the 'following' lists of other users, and their prof … Read the full story at The Verge.

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