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Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain ‘addictive and toxic’ new app


TikTok is under question again, but this time from the European Commission as they ask for further information about TikTok Lite.

While the ‘Lite’ version has been around in Asia for years, it only just debuted in France and Spain in April which is how it then drew the attention of the European Commissioner for Internal Markets Thierry Breton. The new act aims to bring about user empowerment, strong protection of minors, more diligent content moderation, less disinformation, and more transparency and accountability. The proceedings are looking at the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and the risk management of addictive design and harmful content.

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Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to explain 'addictive and toxic' new app