EU Launches Investigation into TikTok Over Online Content and Child Protection

The European Commission has launched a wide-ranging probe into TikTok over potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA), focusing on issues such as addictive algorithms, age verification, default privacy settings, ad transparency, and data access for researchers. The investigation aims to ensure the privacy and safety of minors, with a focus on countering potential risks to their physical and mental well-being. The probe follows previous changes forced upon TikTok to comply with the DSA for EU users, and comes amid ongoing scrutiny of social media platforms' efforts to mitigate illegal content and misinformation.