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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(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yun-kyung = Chinese video sharing platform TikTok faces a hefty fine in the European Union (EU) for failing to comply with child protection standards...
EU Commission finds TikTok failed to protect minors’ privacy under Digital Services Act
The European Commission on Friday issued preliminary findings that TikTok failed to meet child-safety requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA) by allowing minors’ accounts and content to remain too widely visible, including to adults and people without TikTok accounts. The commission said the current settings could expose children to unwanted contact, cyberbullying, and predatory behavior. It also warned that content posted by minors ma…
BRUSSELS (BELGIO) (ITALPRESS) • Children's TikTok accounts would not comply with the security standards set out in the European Regulation on Digital Services. This is the preliminary conclusion communicated by the European Commission to the social platform. According to Brussels, minors can choose to make their accounts public, thus allowing the display of content to people not enrolled in the platform. Videos published by users between 16 and …
EU finds TikTok broke child privacy rules
The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, the commission said. The investigation comes on the heels of back-to-back crackdowns on Big Tech by...
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