{"id":4121,"date":"2026-07-24T15:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4121"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:12:10","slug":"eu-says-tiktok-failed-to-shield-minors-accounts-from-adults-exposing-kids-to-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4121","title":{"rendered":"EU says TikTok failed to shield minors\u2019 accounts from adults, exposing kids to predators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4119\">OpenAI President says the HuggingFace security beach \u2018is indicative of the times we are in\u2019 as the company continues to investigate how its models went rogue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren\u2019s content must never be visible to strangers,\u201d he said. If TikTok does not take steps called for by the European Union\u2019s landmark Digital Services Act, \u201cminors are exposed to predators, to grooming and to cyberbullying,\u201d Regnier said, adding that children aged 13 to 15 can \u201ceasily\u201d change their accounts from private to public and the private accounts of minors aged 16 to 17 can be seen by anyone on the internet. \u201cWe do not accept this,\u201d Regnier said. \u201cPutting default settings for minors is not a beauty contest under the DSA. It must be effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The investigation comes on the heels of back-to-back\u00a0crackdowns\u00a0on\u00a0Big Tech\u00a0by Brussels, which has led the world in regulating tech behemoths including\u00a0Meta\u00a0and\u00a0Apple.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok can now defend itself and reply to the findings. If unsatisfied with the Chinese firm\u2019s response, the European Commission could issue a so-called non-compliance decision and possible fine worth up to 6% of the company\u2019s total annual revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese social media firm, whose parent company ByteDance is based in Beijing, said in a statement it would review Brussels\u2019 findings and \u201ccontinue to engage constructively with the Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4117\">South Korea\u2019s \u2018divorce of the century\u2019 results in order for SK chair to pay ex-wife $640 million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProtecting minors online is a goal we share, and we are committed to building on our strong track record of continuous improvement,\u201d TikTok said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If unsatisfied with the firm\u2019s response, the commission could issue a so-called non-compliance decision and possible fine worth up to 6% of the company\u2019s total annual revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The commission estimates most of TikTok\u2019s 170 million users in the EU are children, with 7% of children aged 12 to 15 spending four to five hours daily on the app.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 27-nation European Union found in February that TikTok had breached another aspect of its digital rule book with an\u00a0\u201caddictive design\u201d\u00a0of features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling that could harm the physical and mental health of users and minors especially.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4115\">Trump reimposes tariffs on 60 countries using forced-labor law<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission said children could be exposed to cyberbullying and predators, risking fines under the Digital Services Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[474],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tiktok"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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