""Meta's own general conditions indicate their services are not intended for minors under 13. Yet, our preliminary findings show that Instagram and Facebook are doing very little to prevent children below this age from accessing their services.""
""The available Facebook and Instagram tools for reporting minors under 13 are also difficult to use and not effective, having found that even when an underage user is reported, there is often no follow-up to actually remove the child from the platform.""
""The Commission says it contradicts large bodies of evidence from all over the European Union that suggest 10-12 percent of children under 13 are accessing Facebook and/or Instagram.""
The European Commission's preliminary decision states that Meta lacks adequate measures to prevent under-13s from accessing Facebook and Instagram. An investigation revealed that minors can easily bypass age restrictions by entering false birth dates. The tools for reporting underage users are ineffective, and there is often no follow-up action taken. Meta's risk assessment for protecting minors is deemed incomplete and arbitrary, contradicting evidence that suggests a significant number of children under 13 are using its platforms.
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