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Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta breach DSA transparency duties

The European Commission preliminarily found TikTok and Meta in breach of DSA transparency duties on researcher data access. Meta also breaches notice and action rules via dark patterns on Facebook and Instagram; fines could reach 6 percent of global turnover.

Verified Editor-read European Commission press release IP/25/2503, 24 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish a final infringement decision or any fine, since both platforms can still respond before the Commission rules.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13. How the record is made

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