EU questions Apple, Google, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Friday demanded tech giants Apple, Google, Snapchat and YouTube explain what steps they are taking to protect children online. The European Commission has sent requests for information under the Digital Services Act to Apple, Google, Snapchat and YouTube, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen told reporters before a meeting of EU ministers in Denmark. "Privacy, security and safety have to be ensured, and this is not always the case, and that's why the commission is tightening the enforcement of our rules," Virkkunen said. "Just today, we have sent requests for information on four online platforms. To Snapchat, to YouTube, to Apple Store and Google Play, and to look at what kind of practices they are taking to protect minors online," she added. She would not provide more information but said the commission would share details in a press release later on Friday. Also, before the meeting, Danish Digital Minister Caroline Stage Olsen claimed people were using Snapchat to sell drugs. The EU's demands are not the first under the DSA. Brussels is also probing Meta's FacebWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times