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European Union: European Commission issued preliminary findings against TikTok concerning compliance with DSA, finding minors' account settings insufficient

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European Commission issued preliminary findings against TikTok concerning compliance with DSA, finding minors' account settings insufficient

On 24 July 2026, the European Commission issued preliminary findings regarding TikTok's compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), finding that the platform's account settings for minors do not meet the required safety standards. In particular,…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
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 regarding risk…

2023-11-09
under deliberation

On 9 November 2023, the Commission of the European Union sent a request to TikTok regarding the mea…

2024-02-19
under deliberation

On 19 February 2024, the European Commission announced it had initiated formal proceedings to inves…

2026-07-24
under investigation

On 24 July 2026, the European Commission issued preliminary findings regarding TikTok's compliance …