The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against ByteDance’s TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a document seen by Reuters, to see if the social media platform is doing enough to protect children.
“The protection of minors is a top enforcement priority for the DSA. As a platform that reaches millions of children and teenagers, TikTok must fully comply with the DSA and has a particular role to play in the protection of minors online,” said EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, in the document.
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This marks the second DSA investigation after Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
Tik Tok can face fines of up to 6% of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching DSA rules.
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