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  • EU opens probe of TikTok Lite, citing concerns about addictive design

    The European Union has opened a second formal investigation into TikTok, announcing Monday that it suspects the video sharing platform of breaking the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), an online governance and content moderation framework. The Commission also said it’s minded to impose interim measures that could force the company to suspend access to the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • The EU opens an investigation into TikTok Lite, citing addiction concerns

    The European Union (EU) has opened a second formal investigation into TikTok and has accused the platform of running afoul of the region’s Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a report by TechCrunch. The probe involves the addictive nature of TikTok Lite, which is a smaller version of the app that takes up less memory on a smartphone and was built to perform over slower internet connections. TikTok Lite launched earlier this month in France and Spain and includes a design aspect that allows...

  • TikTok quizzed by EU on TikTok Lite launch in France, Spain

    ByteDance's TikTok has been given 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new app TikTok Lite launched this month in France and Spain on concerns of its potential impact on children and users' mental health, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The move by EU industry chief Thierry Breton under EU tech rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) comes two months after he opened an investigation into TikTok over possible DSA breaches. The landmark DSA requires companies to do more to...