Commission finds TikTok's addictive design preliminarily breaches the DSA

The Commission preliminarily found TikTok's infinite scroll, autoplay and recommender design breach the DSA's risk mitigation duties for minors. Commissioner Virkkunen said the DSA "makes platforms responsible for the effects they can have on their users."

Verified Editor-read European Commission, Shaping Europe's Digital Future, 6 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish a final infringement decision or any fine against TikTok.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Preliminary DSA finding only, no final decision or fine; jurisdiction unchanged. 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 2026-09-19. How the record is made

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