Meta, TikTok Breached EU Transparency Rules, European Commission Says

The commission also said Meta was in breach of its obligations to allow users to effectively challenge decisions to ban them from the platforms.

A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name Meta on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The European Commission said on Oct. 2 that Meta and TikTok violated the European Union’s transparency rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc’s online content law.

These preliminary findings are part of the commission’s ongoing investigation into Meta and TikTok, and the commission continues to investigate the platforms for other potential breaches.