TikTok hit with charges of breaching EU online content rules, app may have to change
The European Commission says TikTok’s design fuels compulsive use and fails to protect minors, risking fines up to 6% of its global revenue under the EU Digital Services Act.
- On Friday, the European Commission said preliminary findings show TikTok's app design breaches the Digital Services Act and must "change the basic design" while the probe continues.
- The DSA investigation found TikTok's infinite scroll, autoplay, and personalised recommender drive compulsive use, prompting proposals to disable infinite scroll and add screen-time breaks including night lockouts.
- Commission reviewers found TikTok's internal risk assessments, company data and expert interviews highlight ineffective time-management and parental-control tools, while public studies show excessive use by young users.
- TikTok can now consult investigation documents and reply in writing, while the Commission will consult the European Board for Digital Services and may impose a fine up to 6% of global annual turnover.
- Regulators cite broader trends such as mounting pressure over youth screen time, with Australia banning social media for under-16s and TikTok settling a lawsuit last month, amid global scrutiny.
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EU warns TikTok of massive fines: Design is ‘addictive’ and breaches European law
FOLLOWING Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s announcement about more stringent social media laws for children under 16 years of age on Tuesday, February 3, regulators for the European Union have released preliminary findings that popular social media app TikTok’s design is too “addictive.” The findings, which were published in a report on Friday, February 6, claimed that TikTok’s design was… Source
The European Commission published the preliminary results of the investigation in the TikTok review. Regulators understand that the application design may be subject to the Digital Services Act (DSA). In the case of the claim, the company is threatened with fines and harassment for changing the interface, reports The Verge. EU regulators have said that TikTok's “twisted design” may not meet DSA's demands. According to the preliminary results of …
TikTok charged for breaching EU rules with app addictive features
BRUSSELS - TikTok was charged on Friday (Feb 6) with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as six per cent of owner ByteDance's global turnover.The EU watchdog's charges focus on TikTok's addictive design which...
EU claims TikTok design ‘addictive’
LONDON -- The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app's operating model.
EU demands TikTok change its 'addictive design'
The EU said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules. The European Commission, announcing preliminary conclusions of a probe opened two years ago, said it found TikTok was not taking effective steps to address negative impacts from some of its features, especially for young people and children. It said Tik…
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