European Union: European Commission issued preliminary findings that TikTok is violating Digital Services Act’s obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-02-19
under deliberation

On 19 February 2024, the European Commission launched formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok c…

2025-10-24
under investigation

On 24 October 2025, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of its obligation …