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[^2]\n\nSpain and France are collaborating with Ireland to advance a European regulation that establishes an age of majority on social media platforms. [^3]\n\nTikTok's seventh DSA transparency report, covering the first half of 2026, states that the platform reaches 189 million people in the European Union every month. [^4]\n\nFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a 76-page civil complaint in December 2025 accusing Roblox of deceiving parents while allowing predators to approach and groom children. [^5]\n\nThe Digital Services Act prohibits platforms from using a person's sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or political beliefs to target advertisements. [^6]\n\nThe Digital Services Act restricts platforms from targeting advertisements to minors. [^7]\n\nThe companies have been granted four months to adapt to the stricter rules imposed by the Digital Services Act. [^8]\n\nThe Digital Services Act (DSA) entered into force in February 2024 and serves as the EU's regulatory framework for large online platforms. [^9]\n\nThe new regulations require these platforms to implement stricter measures regarding child and youth protection and the removal of illegal content. [^10]\n\nThe initiative aims to harmonize norms across Europe to protect minors from online risks such as cyberbullying, exposure to harmful content, and targeted advertising. [^11]\n\nPlatforms are classified as 'very large' if they have more than 4,500 monthly users across the 27 EU member states. 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