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TikTok ‘Stress Test’ Shows App Doesn’t Comply With New EU Rules

19Jul

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TikTok ‘Stress Test’ Shows App Doesn’t Comply With New EU Rules

[ad_1] TikTok isn't yet fully compliant with upcoming European Union rules governing content, according to the results of a test conducted by the bloc's governing body.European Union Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and his team carried out the so-called “stress test” at TikTok's Dublin offices on Monday, according to a statement from the official, who determined that more work is needed to be fully ready for EU Digital Services Act's compliance deadline on Aug. 25. “Recent events have shown the impact and effects that TikTok has in people's lives and democracies,” Breton said. TikTok counts more than a quarter of Europe's population as users, Breton said, and most of them are teenagers. “If its systems fail, the magnitude of the consequences can be dramatic.” The popular mus...

U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids

[ad_1] The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives panel wants TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to address questions next week about the popular Chinese-owned video app's efforts to protect children from inappropriate content and potential exploitation.Chew will be appearing for the first time before Congress when he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, said Thursday lawmakers "need to know what actions the company is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms." McMorris Rodgers and other Republicans in December wrote TikTok saying said "many children are exposed to non-stop offerings of inappropriate content that TikTok's algorithm force-feeds to them." They also raised concerns that TikTok ...

TikTok seeks to calm Europe’s fears over data privacy

[ad_1] TikTok launched a new effort to assuage European leaders' worries over data security on Wednesday, as Western governments consider further bans on the video-sharing app.Their initiative came as the Czech cyber watchdog issued its own warning, describing the Chinese-owned video-sharing app a security threat. Western powers, including the European Union and the United States, have taken a tough approach to the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. They are worried that Beijing could access sensitive user data from around the world.TikTok executives said the company was working with a third-party European security company to oversee and check how it handles European users' data, which will be stored at three centres in Dublin and Norway from 2023 onwards.TikTok insisted...