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TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook

The European Commission said it has "opened formal proceedings to assess" whether TikTok has breached the Digital Services Act.

LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Monday it is investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc's strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe. As a platform that reaches millions of children and teenagers, TikTok must fully comply with the DSA and has a particular role to play in the protection of minors online," Thierry Breton, the EU's internal market commissioner, said in a press release. The EU has deemed nearly two dozen of the biggest online and social media platforms including TikTok, as ones that deserve the highest level of scrutiny under the DSA and hefty fines if they fail to comply.

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