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TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

  • The European Commission accepted commitments from TikTok to withdraw its rewards feature from the EU, closing a Digital Services Act investigation.
  • The Commission expressed concerns that the rewards design might harm young users' mental health by promoting addictive behavior.
  • TikTok's decision marks a significant regulatory step regarding user safety in Europe.
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TikTok withdraws 'Lite' rewards from EU to comply with tech rules

ByteDance's TikTok has agreed to permanently withdraw its TikTok Lite rewards programme from the EU to comply with the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission said on Monday.

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TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children.

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TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children

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Irish IndependentIrish Independent

TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature amid mounting addiction concerns

TikTok has agreed to withdraw a rewards feature that raised concerns about its potential to encourage excessive screen time, particularly among children, the European Union’s executive commission said.

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TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children. TikTok’s committed to withdraw the feature from the European Union without conceding it violated the 27-country European Union’s Digital Services Act, a sweeping law that regulators social media platforms.

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South China Morning PostSouth China Morning Post

TikTok to remove Lite app rewards programme targeted in landmark EU case

European market regulators had raised concerns about the potentially addictive nature of the feature for children.

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