European Union: European Commission opened formal investigation into TikTok concerning risk assessments and addictive design features under Digital Services Act

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European Commission opened formal investigation into TikTok concerning risk assessments and addictive design features under Digital Services Act

On 19 February 2024, the European Commission opened formal proceedings against TikTok to assess its compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), including its obligations regarding risk assessment and mitigation relating to addictive design and u…

Scope

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

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2023-10-19
under deliberation

On 19 October 2023, the European Commission sent a request for information to TikTok under the Digi…

2024-02-19
under deliberation

On 19 February 2024, the European Commission opened formal proceedings against TikTok to assess its…

2026-02-06
under investigation

On 6 February 2026, the European Commission issued preliminary findings in its investigation into T…