The European Union is looking into whether TikTok has broken the bloc’s strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe. The EU said Monday that it has “opened formal proceedings to assess” whether TikTok has breached the Digital Services Act, which took effect last year. The commission is focusing on whether TikTok is doing enough to curb “systemic risks” stemming from its design. It said measures including age verification tools to stop minors from finding “inappopriate content” might not be enough. TikTok said it will work with experts and industry to keep young people on TikTok safe, and looks forward to explain this work to the Commission.”
