The European Commission opens an investigation into whether TikTok breached DSA rules meant to protect children, the second DSA investigation after one into X
EU Commissioner says app has “addictive design” lawsociety.ie : EU opens TikTok probe under digital law Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler : EU opens formal proceedings against TikTok for breaching digital services act Peter Caddle / Brussels Signal : EC launches DSA probe into TikTok over ‘radicalising minors’ concerns X: Thierry Breton / @thierrybreton : Today we open an investigation into #TikTok over suspected breach of transparency & obligations to protect minors: 📱Addictive design & screen time limits 🕳️ Rabbit hole effect 🔞 Age verification 🔐 Default privacy settings Enforcing #DSA for safer Internet for youngsters [image] @lisdittmer : Welcome news in light of our @AmnestyTech research finding that children's accounts can be exposed to videos that romanticise suicide within twenty minutes of signing up to #TikTok and scrolling through its For You Feed. Věra Jourová / @verajourova : Every time I met the #TikTok CEO I stressed the protection of #children. We are launching the investigation today to ensure TikTok complies with 🇪🇺 rules. We must make the mental and physical well-being of teenagers and children a priority. @5rightsfound : 👏We strongly welcome the investigation into #TikTok! Online platforms must design their platforms in line with #childrenrights Learn more about what the DSA means for children here (link to the recording of our DSA event with @Childmanifesto; https://www.youtube.com/...) Margrethe Vestager / @vestager : The Day before Yesterday the #DSA came into force. Today we open 1st #proceedings into #TikTok. More soon. 🇪🇺 #WalkTheTalk Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : TikTok is the second company to be investigated under the EU DSA with the risk of fines of 6% of global revenue. TikTok is being accused of not doing enough to protect minors. Previously X was accused of not doing enough to stop disinformation during the Israel Hamas conflict [image] Dave Keating / @davekeating : 🇺🇸politicians talk a big game about #TikTok, but they do nothing. 🇪🇺politicians put their money where their mouth is. The EU acts. Chris Stokel-Walker / @stokel : This will be interesting to see the outcome of @eucyprus : The Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether #TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act (#DSA) in areas linked to protection of minors, ad transparency, data access and risk management of addictive design and harmful content. https://europa.eu/!HfwdVw [image] LinkedIn: Veronique Ciminà : The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether #TikTok may have breached the #DSA in areas linked to the protection of minors … Forums: Hacker News : EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches r/neoliberal : EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches r/technews : EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches r/technology : EU opens formal proceedings against TikTok under Digital Services Act