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EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches regarding online content rules aimed at protecting children and ensuring transparent advertising (www.reuters.com)

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EU industry chief Thierry Breton said he took the decision after analysing the short video app's risk assessment report and its replies to requests for information.

"Today we open an investigation into TikTok over suspected breach of transparency & obligations to protect minors: addictive design & screen time limits, rabbit hole effect, age verification, default privacy settings," Breton said.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I welcome the investigation against TikTok, but find it weird that Mr Breton announces that on Twitter/X, or is it just me?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why would that be weird? Which platform would you have preferred (other than Mastodon, I guess)?

I have read about this procedure yesterday and it was also on twitter, from the account of the Commission.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, I feel X broke as many rules as Tiktok, there's not much difference between the two. The EU (and all others) should ditch both I would say. But that's just my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I see. Well, I for one, think TikTok is definitely worse than Twitter because of its addictive nature, little user agency (you have almost no freedom of picking your own content, you are basically in the algorithm's hands) and serious privacy concerns.

Twitter is by no means a great platform, it's just that TikTok is SO BAD that it's actually hard to beat it in terms of shittiness.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I would add that the worst aspect about Tiktok is that it mainly targets children

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