EU Starts Investigation on Snapchat Over Child Safety Concerns

The European Union don start serious investigation on Snapchat because dem dey suspect say the app no dey protect children well-well. Snapchat get about 97 million active users for EU countries, and e popular among teenagers and young adults. The EU dey check whether Snapchat dey breach digital content rules by allowing minors to meet people wey fit exploit dem or dey show them info about illegal things like drugs. The probe na the first one under EU Digital Services Act (DSA), law wey dey come under scrutiny from some international leaders. Snapchat don talk say dem dey serious about users’ safety and dey cooperate with the EU. The EU go focus for five main areas: whether Snapchat dey stop underage users, protect children from sexual exploitation or criminal recruitment, ensure proper privacy settings for minors, block minors from seeing illegal or age-restricted products like alcohol and vapes, and make sure illegal content reporting dey easy to use. Snapchat fit face fine of up to 6% of global revenue if dem break DSA rules badly. No fixed time for investigation, but Snapchat fit make commitments to address concerns. EU tech boss, Henna Virkkunen, talk say dem go dey look Snapchat compliance closely.