EU Orders TikTok to Fix App’s ‘Addictive Design’

EU regulators warned TikTok it must curb addictive features like infinite scroll and autoplay that could ‘harm the physical and mental wellbeing of its users.’

A woman holds a phone displaying the TikTok app, in this file photo, on Aug. 11, 2024. Oleksii Pydsosonnii /The Epoch Times

The European Commission has warned TikTok to overhaul what it calls the platform’s “addictive design” or face potentially large fines under the Digital Services Act.

In its preliminary findings, the commission said on Feb. 6 that TikTok did not “adequately assess” addictive features that could “harm the physical and mental wellbeing of its users, including minors and vulnerable adults.”