European Union: European Commission investigation into TikTok's compliance with Digital Service Act's obligations concerning protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, harmful content and risk management of addictive design
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European Commission issued preliminary findings that TikTok is violating Digital Services Act’s obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data
On 24 October 2025, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of its obligation under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to grant researchers adequate access to public data. The Commission noted that TikTok may have implemented burden…
SourceLaunched EU Commission formal investigation into TikTok’s compliance with the DSA
On 19 February 2024, the European Commission announced it had initiated formal proceedings to investigate TikTok's compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, …
SourceAnnounced EU Commission investigation into TikTok’s compliance with requirements regarding protection of minors under the DSA
On 9 November 2023, the Commission of the European Union sent a request to TikTok regarding the measures adopted to comply with the requirements regarding the protection of minors under the Digital Service Act (DSA). In particular, TikTok has to sub…
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