#TikTok EU

The European Union has warned TikTok that it must change what regulators describe as the app’s “addictive design” or risk fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue under the Digital Services Act (DSA). EU officials say TikTok failed to properly assess how features like infinite scroll, autoplay, and its powerful recommendation algorithms affect users, particularly minors, and did not implement enough safeguards to reduce those risks. TikTok has strongly rejected the accusations, calling the Commission’s view “categorically false and entirely meritless” and saying it will challenge the decision. Under the DSA, the EU can levy fines of up to 6% of a company’s worldwide turnover for serious violations, making this a potentially multibillion-dollar hit for TikTok’s parent company ByteDance if the findings are upheld. Watch YugaTech's very own Joey Maceda and Miguel Ty try their hand bringing tech content to popular video sharing app, TikTok with the help of Jiro Morato and Shyr Balagtas, two of the platform's most popular creators. TikTok is an app that’s currently one of the leading destinations for short-form mobile videos. The rise of these "TikTokers" was evident at VidCon, held earlier this year. Here in the Philippines, early TikTok adopters started with a lot of comedy and lip-synced videos, and that might be the stigma most Filipinos know of regarding the app. Read more in our articles including "EU orders TikTok to fix ‘addictive’ design or face massive fines" and "Watch: Bringing TECH to TIKTOK?! ft. Jiro Morato & Shyr Balagtas".