— Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpaEU officials are threatening TikTok with far-reaching sanctions amid accusations that the video app is allowing harmful content to stay on the platform.
"It is not acceptable that behind seemingly fun and harmless features, it takes users seconds to access harmful and sometimes even life-threatening content," EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Thursday after a conversation with Chew. "I have very explicitly conveyed to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew the need to step up efforts to comply with EU legislation on data protection, copyright and online platforms," Breton said.
The internet platform TikTok, which belongs to the Chinese Bytedance group, has long been criticised for insufficient data protection for young users. It is also feared that the Chinese state could have access to TikTok data. TikTok rejects this.
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