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Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety

European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitation Brussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns the social messaging app is exposing children to… Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.

3 reports3 sourcesMar 26, 2026, 5:08 PM
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The GuardianMar 26, 2026, 5:08 PM

Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety

European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitation Brussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns the social messaging app is exposing children to grooming, sexual exploitation and other criminality. In a separate decision on Thursday, the European Commission also said four pornographic websites were failing to prevent minors seeing adult content, harming young people’s mental health and fuelling negative gender attitudes. Continue reading...

EuronewsMar 26, 2026, 11:00 AM

European Commission opens investigation into Snapchat’s child safety protections

The European Commission suspects that adults masquerade as young users on Snapchat and recruit them for illegal activities or to exploit them sexually.

Financial TimesMar 26, 2026, 11:00 AM

Brussels targets big porn platforms over child safety concerns

Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos accused of inadequate checks on users’ ages

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