European Commission charges TikTok with failing to shield users’ mental health in preliminary ruling
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On Friday the European Commission charged TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health by exposing them to a relentless stream of algorithm-chosen content that can worsen anxiety and eating disorders. A preliminary ruling said the algorithm can be harmful and leads young and vulnerable viewers into rabbit holes that are hard to escape; the Chinese-owned platform has 189 million EU users and was found to serve repetitive body-image and isolation-themed videos despite weak safeguards, with officials saying even a “not interested” tap still fed similar diet and body-image clips while a feed refresh only briefly changed what appeared.
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