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 that 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…

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• European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitation Brussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns that the social messaging app…
• In a separate decision on Thursday, the European Commission also said four pornographic websites were failing to prevent minors seeing adult content.
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• In a separate decision on Thursday, the European Commission also said four pornographic websites were failing to prevent minors seeing adult content.
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• European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitation Brussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns that the social messaging app…
• In a separate decision on Thursday, the European Commission also said four pornographic websites were failing to prevent minors seeing adult content.