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• 유럽위원회는 해당 기술 기업이 13세 미만 아동의 Facebook 및 Instagram 접속을 차단할 효과적인 조치를 마련하지 않았다고 밝혔습니다. • 기술 기업 Meta가 13세 미만 아동의 Facebook 및 Instagram 플랫폼 이용을 방지하지 못해 EU 법을 위반한 것으로 판명되었습니다. • 유럽위원회는 수요일, 약 2년간의 조사 결과에 따른 예비 조사 결과를 발표하며 Meta가 13세 미만 아동의 서비스 접속을 막기 위한 효과적인 조치를 시행하지 않았다고 말했습니다.

UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok also tell MPs they believe under-16 ban would be ‘unenforceable’Executives from three social media companies have denied their platforms are inherently addictive to children and young people in a combative appearance before MPs in Westminster.Representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok faced robust questioning from the cross-party education select committee about the impact of screen time and social media on children. Continue reading...

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move fasterHouse of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16sGood morning. It is going to be a busy political news day, but potentially quite a mixed and messy one. Keir Starmer is in Helsinki for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (the northern European military pact – the Nordics, the Baltics, the Dutch and the UK), and he has already been speaking to the media. In the Commons it is the last day before the Easter recess, which means it is “take out the trash day” – the trash, in this case, being government announcements that have to be reported to parliament (so they can’t be announced during the recesss), but which have been held back because they’re moderately embarrassing (or sometimes just too dull). There are 24 written ministerial statements (full list here). Few, if any, of these are likely to produce big headline stories, but there should be a lot here for people interested in the workings of government.And, with the parliamentary session also about to end soon (the new king’s speech is expected to take place on Wednesday 13 May), the government is also trying to get all its bills onto the statue book. And it faced a new problem last night after peers voted for a second time to insert a clause into the bill committing the government to an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s.Obviously we’ll study that ruling very carefully, but I’m absolutely clear that we need to go further.The status quo isn’t good enough. We need to do more to protect children. Continue reading...

• US Customs and Border Protection issued a January 16, 2026 ruling, publicized recently, barring unlicensed foreign online platforms from certain importer services for fees. • The platform was deemed to conduct impermissible customs business, setting guidelines for automated import tech providers. • This clarifies regulatory limits amid growing use of tech in US trade compliance.