Overview
- The European Commission published preliminary findings on Friday, July 24, 2026, saying TikTok allows minors to make accounts public and leaves private profiles discoverable through follower and following lists.
- Brussels recommended changing defaults so minors' content is visible only to users the child has accepted and so that minors' posts are not promoted in broad recommendation feeds like the For You page.
- TikTok said teen accounts include more than 50 preset safety features, that under‑18 accounts are private by default, and that it will review the Commission's findings and engage constructively.
- If TikTok's written response does not satisfy the Commission, regulators can issue a DSA non‑compliance decision that may carry fines of up to 6% of the company's global annual turnover.
- The action builds on earlier EU probes and large Irish fines over children’s data and addictive design, and could feed wider measures such as EU age checks or limits on under‑13 accounts that would affect how children use social apps.