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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo

EU opens investigation into TikTok over online content and child safeguarding

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TikTok said it had pioneered features and settings to protect teens and keep under-13s off the platform. Photograph: Kiichiro Sato/AP

The EU has launched a formal investigation into whether TikTok has broken online content rules including the safeguarding of children.

The European Commission said it had opened official proceedings against the Chinese-owned short video platform over potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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