After Meta announced limiting the use of Instagram and Facebook for teenagers in the United States, Europe is wondering if it can impose similar restrictions to protect young users, despite the absence of a global rule in this regard. (translated)
The Minister of National Education, Édouard Geffray, stated that all measures were being implemented to protect minors ahead of the start of the school year. (translated)
Brazil: The government has taken legal action to obtain a condemnation of Discord for the payment of about 80 million euros for "collective moral damage," considering the protection of minors to be deficient. (translated)
Deputy Laure Miller, the originator of a censored bill on banning social networks for those under 15, is pleased with the agreement between Meta and around fifty U.S. states, hoping that similar measures will be adopted in Europe. (translated)
The EU is asking Meta to impose in Europe measures similar to those adopted in the United States to limit the time spent by minors on Instagram and Facebook, as part of an investigation into the addiction risks associated with these platforms. (translated)
Deputy Laure Miller welcomed a turning point after Meta agreed to measures for the protection of minors in the United States, limiting the use of Facebook and Instagram for those under 18, and calls for their generalization in France and Europe. (translated)
Justine Atlan, director of the E-Enfance association, calls for the adoption in Europe of the minor protection measures implemented by Meta in the United States, including the restriction of the use of Instagram and Facebook to two hours a day, in order to ensure fair protection for young Europeans. (translated)
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle lawsuits from several U.S. states accusing its platforms Instagram and Facebook of fostering addiction among minors, while committing to restrict teenagers' access to its applications. (translated)
Meta has decided to limit the access of minor users to Facebook and Instagram to two hours per day, with a nighttime block from midnight to 6 a.m., as well as other restrictions on notifications and filters, as part of an agreement with several U.S. states. (translated)
The Constitutional Council censored the law banning access to social networks for those under 15, considering that it infringed on freedom of expression and privacy, despite acknowledging the goal of protecting minors. (translated)
🇪🇸🇲🇦 FLASH | L’Espagne REFUSE de RENVOYER au Maroc 500 jeunes filles migrantes arrivées à Ceuta et organise leur transfert vers le continent, contrairement à la position défendue par l’Union européenne. Madrid invoque son obligation légale de protéger les mineurs non accompagnés jusqu’à leurs 18 ans, tandis que Bruxelles soutient leur retour vers le Maroc. Les jeunes filles ont notamment été placées dans des lieux sécurisés à Ceuta après plusieurs viols signalés ces derniers jours. (Le Parisien) #Migration #ProtectionDesMineurs #Europe
Meta is facing lawsuits from 29 U.S. states, accusing it of making minors addicted to Facebook and Instagram, with penalties reaching nearly 200 billion dollars and a redesign of the apps to protect young users. (translated)
The American states are suing Meta, demanding nearly $200 billion due to the accusation that Facebook and Instagram were designed to create addiction in minors, with a trial starting in the coming days in Oakland, California. (translated)
Since the implementation of the social media ban for those under 16 in Australia, Meta has announced that it deleted more than 750,000 accounts suspected of belonging to teenagers, but despite these efforts, more than 80% of young people in this age group continue to be present on these platforms, raising criticism from the Australian government which seeks to strengthen law enforcement. (translated)
Poverty of resources, degradation of justice, excessive workload, defective software... minors are suffering as a result of sexual assaults. Unbearable! Quickly, the comprehensive law carried by Céline Thiebault Martinez! (translated)
Meta has been fined a record amount of nearly one billion dollars for harming minors on its platforms, with restrictive measures such as a time limit on use and a ban on certain interactions, while the company is appealing this decision. (translated)
Meta has been ordered by a judge in New Mexico to pay nearly a billion dollars for damages caused to minors by its platforms, with part of this sum allocated to a mental health fund, marking a first in the United States for a social network deemed responsible for a public order disturbance. (translated)
L'Arcom has launched procedures against 31 pornographic sites that do not comply with the law requiring age verification for users to protect minors, with possible penalties including the blocking of the sites involved. (translated)
Starting in January 2027, users under the age of 18 in New York will have to prove their age to access the algorithmic news feeds of social media like TikTok and Instagram, a measure adopted as part of the SAFE for Kids law, which aims to protect minors from endless recommendations and nighttime notifications without parental consent. (translated)
The European Union accuses the social network TikTok of failing to meet its obligations regarding the protection of minors, creating risks of cyberbullying. (translated)
