The EC announced a possible violation of the European law on digital services by TikTok.
The European Commission (EC) announced on Friday that it has made a preliminary finding that TikTok violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) due to the "rabbit hole effect" of its recommendation system. "Every time a user browses or likes a video on TikTok, the algorithm suggests more similar content, dragging the person down a sort of 'rabbit hole' from which it can be difficult to escape," said EC Deputy Chairwoman Hennah. Crochet. "The Digital Services Law imposes on the platforms the responsibility to address the negative effects related to the operation of their recommendation systems.