TikTok’s public policy chief, Ali Law, defended the platform’s child-safety measures, pointing to a $2B trust-and-safety spend last year, as the EU moves to limit how children use social media, according to CNBC. Law said under-16 accounts get 50-plus built-in protections by default, such as a 60-minute daily cap, a 10 p.m. nudge to log off, limits on direct messages, and no selling on TikTok Shop until 18. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc will forge ahead with limits on children’s social media, including a possible minimum age, after earlier vowing action against “TikTok and its addictive design.” Von der Leyen’s push echoes Australia’s world-first ban in December and moves under way in the UK, France, Greece, and Spain.
