TikTok charged with breaching EU tech rules on online safety for kids, EU says
The Commission said TikTok’s default settings left minors exposed to cyberbullying and predatory contact, and the company could face a fine of up to 6%.
- On Friday, the European Commission charged TikTok with breaching Digital Services Act safety standards, alleging the platform's design exposes minors to cyberbullying and predatory behavior.
- The DSA requires platforms to protect minors by design; this is the fourth allegation against the Chinese-owned company in two years.
- Regulators found even private accounts remain vulnerable, as users can be identified through 'following' and 'followers' lists, while default settings allow public access to content.
- TikTok must now respond to these preliminary findings, facing potential fines worth up to 6% of its total annual revenue if found in non-compliance.
- This investigation follows similar crackdowns by Brussels on Big Tech companies, with the European Union previously targeting Meta and Apple under online content rules.
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The European Commission has reprimanded the social platform TikTok for violating European rules designed to protect minors. According to Brussels, minors' accounts are not sufficiently protected. On the social platform, users can set their account to 'public'. If this setting is enabled, any user, even without a TikTok account, can view the videos on that account. Content from 16- and 17-year-olds can also be recommended to other TikTok users. T…
The EU Commission accuses the Chinese video platform TikTok of insufficient protection for its underage users. The account settings for minors continued to expose them to risks such as "unwanted contact, cyberbullying or exploitative behavior," the Brussels authority explained on Friday. The Commission criticises, among other things, that minors at TikTok have the choice to "switch their user accounts publicly", which means that Internet users w…
The EU Commission is currently focusing heavily on social media companies. Now, initial findings regarding TikTok are available.
The European Commission accuses TikTok of failing to adequately protect children's privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to consult juvenile accounts.
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