:The European Commission will open an investigation into TikTok in the coming weeks over concerns that changes the firm made to comply with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) were not enough to protect under-age users, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
TikTok has not received notice from the European Commission of an investigation and is in regular dialogue with European Union authorities, a spokesperson told Reuters when asked about the Bloomberg report. The EC declined to comment.
The probe could lead to a fine for TikTok’s owner, China-based ByteDance although the EU could still decide against proceeding with the investigation, Bloomberg said.
The DSA came into force in 2022 and requires very large online platforms and search engines to do more to tackle illegal content and risks to public security.
The act imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency. Any company found in breach faces a fine worth up to 6 per cent of its global turnover.
The EU opened its first formal probe under the DSA last year into social media company X over suspected breaches partly relating to posts following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
