The CEO of Chinese social media platform TikTok was informed on Thursday by the senior official in charge of the EU’s internal market that the company risked being banned from entering the EU if it failed to comply with EU regulations by September. would improve.
European Commissioner Thierry Breton reportedly warned Shou Zi Chew during a video call that TikTok had to comply with EU guidelines. Digital Services Act (DSA) well ahead of the September 1 deadline.
“We will not hesitate to apply the full scope of sanctions to protect our citizens if audits fail to show full compliance.” said Breton.
In response, TikTok said that in addition to outlining its efforts to comply with other EU laws, such as GDPR data protection requirements and a code of practice on disinformation, it has also committed to the DSA.
“The safety of our users comes first”, Caroline Greer, TikTok’s director of public policy and government relations, tweeted.
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For the past three years, the short-video app, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has attempted to allay US concerns about whether the Communist Party of China or another Beijing-controlled organization can access and manipulate the content. .
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After the company acknowledged last month that some of its employees improperly accessed the TikTok user data of two journalists to trace the source of information leaks to the media, pressure mounted on the company.
“With a younger audience comes more responsibility. It is unacceptable that behind seemingly nice and harmless features it takes users seconds to access harmful and sometimes even life-threatening content.” said Breton.
“The DSA contains dissuasive sanctions, including a ban in the EU in case of repeated serious breaches that threaten the life or safety of people,” he said.
(The above statement is taken from Reuters. com)
The DSA requires online platforms to take more drastic measures to monitor the internet for illegal content or face fines of up to 6% of annual global revenue.
Last week, TikTok’s Chew traveled to Brussels to meet with regulators, among other things Margaret Vestager, the head of the EU’s antitrust office, to ensure that the EU will comply with its increasingly stringent internet rules and its obligations in the areas of privacy and child safety.
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