Minors under 13 should not be accessing Instagram and Facebook , per Meta 's own terms (the company owns both social media sites). But is the company actually doing enough to stop them from doing so? The European Commission says no.

On Wednesday, the European Commission announced preliminary findings that Instagram and Facebook are in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for "failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services."

According to the EU's main executive body, though the platforms say children under 13 cannot set up an Instagram or Facebook account, minors can easily circumvent the safety measures Meta has put in place to stop them.…