--- title: EU charges TikTok with failing to protect children’s... description: The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that TikTok violated the Digital Services Act by failing to protect minors' privacy by default.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eu-charges-tiktok-with-failing-to-protect-children-s-privacy-under-the-dsa-tzvjckz9x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EU charges TikTok with failing to protect children’s privacy under the DSA | daily.dev og:description: The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that TikTok violated the Digital Services Act by failing to protect minors' privacy by default.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eu-charges-tiktok-with-failing-to-protect-children-s-privacy-under-the-dsa-tzvjckz9x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TzvjCkz9X.png og:image:alt: EU charges TikTok with failing to protect children’s privacy under the DSA og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EU charges TikTok with failing to protect children’s privacy under the DSA **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that TikTok violated the Digital Services Act by failing to protect minors' privacy by default. Investigators found that users aged 13–15 could easily switch accounts from private to public, while 16–17-year-olds' accounts were visible to anyone online, including non-logged-in users. This exposure is deemed a systemic risk enabling cyberbullying and predatory behavior. TikTok disputes the findings, citing over 50 built-in teen safety features. If the preliminary findings are upheld, TikTok could face fines of up to 6% of its global annual turnover. The case is part of broader EU enforcement actions against major platforms including Meta's Instagram and Facebook for similar child-safety shortcomings under the DSA. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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