Image: Apa/Afp/Bonaventure
It will be examined whether TikTok is doing enough to prevent the spread of illegal content and whether it has violated EU rules when it comes to the protection of minors and advertising transparency, as the EU Commission announced on Monday in Brussels.
- Also read: TikTok: Loved by boys, ostracized by governments
According to its own information, the commission had already carried out a preliminary investigation. Their results led to the initiation of formal proceedings against TikTok. The possible violations also involve TikTok not doing enough to ensure that the app does not promote addictive behavior. Remedial measures such as age checks to protect minors so that minors are excluded from certain content may not be effective, the Commission said.
Investigations also against X
Almost exactly two months ago, the EU opened similar proceedings against X (formerly Twitter). Among other things, this involved references to illegal and misleading contributions to the Gaza war. Online platforms are obliged by a new EU law on digital services (DSA) to take strict action against illegal content such as hate speech and hate speech online.
- Article on the topic: Misinformation: EU Commission initiates proceedings against Elon Musk’s “X”.
Since the law came into force, the Brussels authority has sent a list of questions to some large online platforms, including Facebook’s parent company Meta and Snapchat. For example, they had to provide information about how they protect the mental health of young people.
Platforms must provide their users with information about ads – for example, why the ads are being shown to them and who paid for the advertising. In addition, minors should be given special protection. It is forbidden to specifically target them with advertising that is based on personal data.
My themes
For your saved topics were
new articles found.
info By clicking on the icon you can add the keyword to your topics.
info
By clicking on the icon you open your “my topics” page. They have of 15 keywords saved and would have to remove keywords.
info By clicking on the icon you can remove the keyword from your topics.
Add the topic to your topics.
Source: Nachrichten
