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After TikTok, EU to scrutinise US-based social media apps for data privacy, safeguards against AI

With the US on the verge of either banning TikTok or forcing ByteDance to sell its stake, EU may start investigating American social media companies on how they deal with data privacy, and safeguard against AI

Over the past year, tech giants including Amazon, Meta (formerly Facebook), Apple, and others have found themselves embroiled in legal battles over issues of content moderation and data privacy on both sides of the Atlantic. The adoption of regulatory measures extends beyond the EU, with countries like the United States, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, and several Latin American nations rolling out their own legislation in recent years. Meanwhile, the European Commission is already tightening the screws o big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok with requests for information on how they’re dealing with risks from generative artificial intelligence, such as the viral spread of deepfakes.

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