The EC explained the DSA requires platforms which children can use to “ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security”, a standard it considers TikTok may not be meeting.


The EC explained the DSA requires platforms which children can use to “ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security”, a standard it considers TikTok may not be meeting.

It hopes the package will fast track ambitions around technology sovereignty and protect European digital independence.

The EC found children aged less than 13-years can create an account using a false birth date with no effective controls in place to check if it is correct.

EU member states France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece previously took part in trials of the age verification app in July 2025.

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If the EC’s preliminary findings are upheld, it has the power to issue a non-compliance decision which includes a fine of up to 6 per cent of a company’s total worldwide annual turnover.

The regulator explained it will gather further evidence through requests for information, interviews and potential inspections, and impose interim measures if meaningful changes are not made.

EC’s DNA will now be presented to the European Parliament and Council for approval.

Regulators in the UK, European Commission, India, France and Malaysia have also raised concerns over the content.

The EC aims to conclude the market investigations within 12 months. If they are designated with gatekeeper status, the companies will have six months to ensure full compliance under DMA obligations.
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