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TikTok charged with breaching EU online content rules
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Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
TikTok has been charged by EU regulators for not complying with the Digital Services Act, failing to publish an advertisement repository and provide necessary ad information.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Thursday with breaching EU online content rules following an investigation launched in February last year.
The European Commission said TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, has failed to comply with the Digital Services Act's obligation to publish an advertisement repository which allows researchers and people to detect scam advertisements.
It said the company does not provide the necessary information about the content of advertisements, the targeted users and who paid for the advertisements.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)
The main topic is TikTok being charged by EU regulators for breaching online content rules under the Digital Services Act.
TikTok was charged for failing to comply with the Digital Services Act, specifically not publishing an advertisement repository and lacking transparency in ad content.
The Digital Services Act is EU legislation aimed at creating a safer digital space by setting rules for online content and transparency.
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