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TikTok questioned by EU over Lite app that ‘pays’ users for watching videos | European Commission has concerns about app’s impact on children, as well as addiction
European Commission has concerns about app’s impact on children, as well as addiction
Its intervention comes months after sweeping new laws under the came into force requiring tech companies and social media platforms to follow new rules on services offered to users and the removal of illegal content. In February this year the commission opened a formal investigation into TikTok to assess whether it may have breached the DSA in areas linked to the protection of minors and advertising transparency, as well as risk management in relation to addictive design and harmful content. Last year the US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, issued a formal US-wide warning that social media presented a “profound risk of harm” to the mental wellbeing of children and adolescents.
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