Commission preliminary findings: TikTok minors privacy defaults under DSA
On 24 July 2026 the Commission sent TikTok preliminary findings that minors’ account settings fail DSA high-level privacy/safety standards; not a final non-compliance decision.
On 24 July 2026 the European Commission sent TikTok preliminary findings that minors’ accounts do not meet the safety standards required under the Digital Services Act.
What the preliminary findings say
On TikTok, minors can set accounts to ‘public’, allowing any user — including people without a TikTok account — to view minors’ content. Content from older minors (16–17) can also be recommended to any TikTok user through the For You Feed. The Commission preliminarily considers that TikTok should adjust default settings of minors’ ‘public’ accounts so content is, by default, visible only to TikTok users the minor has accepted; content should not be accessible to a global audience outside the platform; and TikTok should refrain from recommending minors’ content via For You.
These findings do not prejudge the final outcome. TikTok may examine the file and reply in writing. A later non-compliance decision could carry fines of up to 6% of worldwide annual turnover — that penalty is not recorded as imposed on this page.
Operator action
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Preliminary findings date | 2026-07-24 |
| Status | Preliminary; reply window open |
| Effective date of redesign | Not fixed on this page |
| UA implication | If confirmed, tighter defaults may reduce social-graph targeting and UGC amplification for game UA on TikTok EU minors |
Separate from UK under-16 social-media policy and from other TikTok DSA strands.
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