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EU Targets Snapchat, Porn Websites in Child Protection Push

Gian Volpicelli
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The EU launched a formal investigation into Snapchat over concerns about child safety, focusing on age verification failures and inadequate protections against grooming and illegal content targeting minors. The probe will examine Snap Inc.’s compliance with digital regulations, particularly its handling of drug-related content and criminal activities involving underage users on its platform. Simultaneously, the EU intensified an existing investigation into multiple pornography websites, expanding its crackdown on online platforms failing to safeguard children from harmful material. The move follows the bloc’s broader push under the Digital Services Act, which mandates stricter enforcement of child protection measures across social media and adult content sites. Authorities emphasized the urgency of addressing systemic risks, signaling potential penalties if platforms fail to implement effective age verification and content moderation systems.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000The European Union opened an investigation into Snap Inc.’s social network and escalated a probe into a number of pornography platforms as the bloc ramps up efforts to protect children online. The Snapchat inquiry will look at how the platform verifies its users’ age, how it tackles grooming and criminal activities that target underage users, and how it removes content promoting drugs and other illegal items, the EU’s executive branch said in a statement Thursday.

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