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EU Charges TikTok Over Addictive Design, Eyes Fines
The European Commission finds TikTok breaches Digital Services Act with features like infinite scroll and autoplay, risking addiction especially for minors; demands design changes or fines up to 6% of global revenue. TikTok plans to challenge.
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1. TikTok’s addictive design features fall foul of EU’s digital rules In an initial finding on Friday, the Commission said "TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service" to comply with the Digital Services Act --- 2. EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design' and seeks changes to protect users The European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with features like autoplay and infinite scroll. --- 3. EU tells TikTok to change its addictive design TikTok told to change features such as infinite scroll or face big fines. --- 4. EU finds TikTok ‘addictive’ in digital law probe, 6% fine looms for ByteDance TikTok’s “addictive design” has been found to violate EU digital laws – in a move that could land the Chinese-owned company a fine of up to 6 per cent of its global revenue. Preliminary findings of the European Commission investigation, announced on Friday, said the video app’s infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and “highly personalised” recommender systems had addictive properties. Brussels wanted TikTok to change the basic design of its service, it said, including disabling some of... --- 5. TikTok’s addictive design breaches the DSA, EU Commission finds <div><img width="600" height="450" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/02/tech-insider-RAjLJCjZuGQ-unsplash-600x450.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/02/tech-insider-RAjLJCjZuGQ-unsplash-600x450.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/02/tech-insider-RAjLJCjZuGQ-unsplash-1200x900.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>The European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in violation of the Digital Services Act on Friday, for breaching the EU’s addictive design rules — such as not adequately assessing addiction risk and implementing weak mitigation features --- 6. TikTok's 'addictive design' found to violate EU laws The European Union is accusing TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features including autoplay and infinite scroll. --- 7. TikTok's 'addictive design' found to violate EU laws The European Union is accusing TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features including autoplay and infinite scroll. --- 8. TikTok is ‘addictive’ to kids and faces big fine — European Commission <p>The European Commission has found TikTok addictive for children and adults with features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and its “highly personalised” recommender system.</p> --- 9. EU Demands TikTok Modify Its Design to Reduce User Addiction TikTok's recommendation system may increase addiction in youth, necessitating urgent changes. --- 10. EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design,' seeks changes to protect users The Commission's preliminary findings present a categorically false and entirely meritless depiction of our platform, and we will take whatever steps are necessary to challenge these findings through every means available to us, TikTok said in a statement --- 11. TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission <p>Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into ‘autopilot mode’, with concerns for children and vulnerable adults</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/feb/06/uk-house-prices-jump-halifax-stock-markets-inflation-latest-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>TikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had breached the bloc’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/25/how-the-eu-digital-services-act-affects-facebook-google-and-others">digital safety rules</a>.</p><p>The EU’s executive arm said in a preliminary ruling that the popular app had infringed the Digital Services Act (DSA) due to its “addictive design”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/06/tiktok-app-addictive-design-preliminary-ruling-european-commission">Continue reading...</a> --- 12. Addictive design: EU targets TikTok over risks to minors from endless scrolling <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/addictive-design-eu-targets-tiktok-over-risks-to-minors-from-endless-scrolling-2864272-2026-02-06"> <img align="left" hspace="2" height="180" width="305" alt="" border="0" src="https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/202602/tiktok-152736784-16x9.png?VersionId=wF7IF1eOZELfw5u0ILIO94fK0BzM1pMC"> </a> Addictive design EU targets TikTok over risks to minors from endless scrolling --- 13. EU Charges TikTok Over Addictive Design, Warns Of Fines Up to 6% Of Global Turnover The European Commission charged TikTok with breaching EU content rules over addictive design features, warning ByteDance of a possible fine. --- 14. Addictive design: EU Digital Services Act targets TikTok The well-known social network is being targeted by ... (truncated)