United Kingdom, April 29 -- Meta has been found to be in breach of European Union (EU) law for failing to prevent children under the age of 13 from using Facebook and Instagram.

The European Commission issued the preliminary findings of a two-year investigation on Wednesday (29.04.26) and said that the company did not have effective measures in place to stop under-13s from accessing its services.

The commission said that the firm was unable to meet its own terms and conditions that set 13 as the minimum age for safe access to Facebook and Instagram.

After an initial assessment, Meta was found to be in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) - which requires it to "diligently identify and mitigate the risks" of under-13s using its...