EU Slams Meta and TikTok Over Data Transparency Breaches Under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission has preliminarily found that Meta and TikTok violated the EU’s Digital Services Act by failing to provide researchers with adequate access to public data. The findings also accuse Meta’s Facebook and Instagram of using deceptive interface designs that make reporting harmful content difficult, while TikTok allegedly restricted transparency into its impact on mental health. Both companies deny wrongdoing, but if confirmed, the violations could result in fines of up to 6% of their annual global revenue.