Possible EU fine and suspension of TikTok Lite for ‘addictive’ rewards program
TikTok finds itself once again in the crosshairs of the European Commission. The governing body is launching a formal investigation into the launch of TikTok Lite in France and Spain due to concerns about the 'Task and Reward Program' that is part of this app. This allows users to earn rewards by p... Read more
DSA investigation opened into sale of illegal products on AliExpress
The European Commission today reports the third investigation for violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA). There are already ongoing investigations against social media platforms X and TikTok, but today, the first investigation into an online sales platform is opened. In it, the commission wil... Read more
X and Amazon pay approximately no supervisory fee for European DSA
Meta and ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, discovered a gap in the fee imposed by the EU Big Tech for the DSA. X, Amazon and Snapchat would contribute virtually nothing as a result, even though they are part of wat the EU sees as Big Tech.
Meta and ByteDance will challenge the supervisory f... Read more
France’s Digital Minister says he’s ready to ‘ban’ Twitter
Jean-Noël Barrot threatened to ban Twitter from the EU if it doesn't comply with the bloc's new rules against disinformation.
Twitter "will be banned" from the European Union in the event of a breach of its rules, said French Minister for Digital Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday. The "rules... Read more