EU Tells TikTok Child Protection Must Be the Default
The European Union has criticized TikTok for failing to adequately protect minors on its platform. In preliminary findings released under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission stated that high-level safety features should be built-in defaults rather than optional settings. Regulators are urging TikTok to change its baseline visibility rules for teenage users. Currently, content posted by minors with public accounts can appear on the For You feed, and even those with private profiles remain easily discoverable through the "following" lists of others, with their profile pictures visible to everyone. The Commission wants teens' content restricted so it is only seen by users they explicitly choose. Why it matters for Somali readers: With TikTok being immensely popular among Somali youth globally, regulatory pressure in Europe often forces social media companies to implement stronger privacy defaults worldwide. This would automatically protect the digital footprint of young Somalis who may not know how to navigate and lock down complex privacy settings on their own.
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