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European Commission reviews child safety on Snapchat, YouTube, app stores
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Posted on October 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
The European Commission is assessing child safety on Snapchat, YouTube, and app stores as part of the Digital Services Act to enhance online protections for minors.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission is scrutinising safeguards for minors on Snapchat, YouTube, the Apple App Store and Google Play under its Digital Services Act, it said on Friday.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
The Digital Services Act is a legislative framework by the European Union aimed at regulating digital services, ensuring user safety, and enhancing accountability for online platforms.
Child safety on digital platforms refers to measures and regulations designed to protect minors from harmful content, exploitation, and privacy violations while using online services.
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and upholding the EU treaties, including regulations related to digital services.
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