european commission

The EU opens a wide-ranging probe into TikTok

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TikTok is in the EU's crosshairs for its potential Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding the safety of minors and other matters. Formal procedures will focus on addictive algorithms, the “rabbit hole effect,” age verification issues, and default privacy settings. The European Commission is also investigating advertising transparency and access to data for researchers, it said … Read more

Meta and TikTok sue to get out of paying the EU’s fee for policing content

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ByteDance, owner of Meta and TikTok, is not in favor of paying the European Union to regulate them. Companies have challenged monitoring fees set by EU moderators, who are now required to monitor Meta, TikTok and other major platforms under the Digital Services Act (DSA), Political reports. Meta first announced its action, with ByteDance following … Read more