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TikTok launches data portability API ahead of Europe’s DMA regulatory deadline


TikTok is introducing a data portability API to help comply with new European regulations designed to rein in Big Tech.

TikTok is introducing a data portability API to help it comply with new European regulations designed to rein in Big Tech’s market dominance through various obligations and restrictions. The European Union (EU) assigned “gatekeeper” status to six tech companies last September, with TikTok parent Bytedance placed in the regulatory firing line alongside Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft. Data portability and interoperability constitutes a major part of the DMA regulations, and tech companies have been bolstering their efforts on this front for several years in preparation.

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