X Probed by Irish Watchdog Over Age, Parental Control Concerns
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An Irish probe into X over age and parental controls shows online safety rules are moving from policy decks to enforcement. Platforms and app developers targeting minors in Europe need to treat age gating and parental tooling as core product work — not add-ons that can be deferred.
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