EU Charges TikTok Over Addictive Features and Harm to Kids

EU regulators issued a preliminary decision charging TikTok with violating the Digital Services Act through addictive design features that harm children and vulnerable adults.Henna Virkkunen stated that ByteDance could face fines of up to 6% of its $200 billion global revenue if the platform fails to disable functionalities like infinite scrolling and autoplay.While TikTok spokesperson Lukasz Lindell vowed to challenge the findings, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans to block children from social media platforms.