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Commission issues preliminary DSA findings against TikTok on minors

The Commission recorded preliminary findings on 24 July 2026 that TikTok did not adequately protect minors' accounts. TikTok is the third platform in this line of enforcement, after Instagram and Facebook.

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The European Commission has preliminarily found that TikTok did not adequately protect the accounts of minors under the Digital Services Act. The finding was recorded on 24 July 2026 in the Commission's DSA enforcement list for very large online platforms, in an entry reading "24.07.2026: preliminary findings".

TikTok is the third platform in this line of enforcement, after Instagram and Facebook, both owned by Meta, on 10 July.

Companies TikTok, Meta

Tracked instrument EU Digital Services Act

Sources

  • European Commission