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France 24
France 24
Politics
Sébastian SEIBT

The EU warned TikTok’s new rewards feature could be addictive. Now the app's suspended it

TikTok Lite is a new slimmed-down version of the video-sharing platform that features a controversial rewards programme. © Jean-Marc Barrere / Hans Lucas

TikTok announced Wednesday that it had suspended a feature that rewarded users for watching and liking videos on its new Lite app, available in France and Spain, after the EU launched an investigation Monday over child-safety concerns.

Having already launched a probe into TikTok in February, the European Commission on April 22 opened another investigation into the social media app’s new “Lite” version over concerns about the app's "risks of serious damage for the mental health of users", including minors.

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