EC finds Meta and TikTok breached transparency rules under DSA, citing data access and user reporting failures.
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Meta & TikTok Breached DSA Rules, EC Says
EC Finds Meta and TikTok Breached Transparency Rules Under DSA An EU investigation has revealed that Meta and TikTok breached transparency rules under DSA , raising fresh concerns about how the two social media giants handle data access and content moderation within the European Union. Image Credits:Santiago Urquijo / Getty Images The European Commission (EC) announced that both companies failed to comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA) —the EU’s landmark legislation designed to regulate online content and platform accountability. The findings accuse Meta and TikTok of restricting researcher access to data and making user reporting unnecessarily complex. EC’s Findings: Meta and TikTok Under Fire According to the Commission, Meta and TikTok breached transparency rules under DSA by not providing adequate public data access for researchers studying illegal or harmful content. The EC described both companies’ data access tools as “burdensome,” preventing researchers from conducting effective…
