EU launches formal probe into TikTok over child protection

The EU on Monday announced formal action against TikTok to investigate alleged breaches of rules to protect minors online under a landmark law on policing digital content.

“Today we open an investigation into #TikTok over suspected breach of transparency & obligations to protect minors,” Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on X as he announced the proceedings against the video-sharing app owned by China’s ByteDance, under the bloc’s new Digital Services Act. (BSS/AFP)