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TikTok's 'Addictive Design' Found to Be Illegal in Europe in breach of the Digital Services Act (digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu)
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The Commission's investigation preliminarily indicates that TikTok did not adequately assess how these addictive features could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of its users, including minors and vulnerable adults.

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[–] morto@piefed.social 9 points 15 hours ago

If this case gets a closure against tiktok, it will become a jurisprudence and will allow to do the same to them