BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - Social media app TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Thursday with breaching EU online content rules, putting its owner ByteDance at risk of a fine of as much as 6% of its global turnover.
The EU executive said TikTok has failed to comply with the Digital Services Act’s obligation to publish an advertisement repository which allows researchers and users to detect scam advertisements.
The DSA requires online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content as well as provide information on advertisements.
I wish we had these rules in the US.
Targeted advertising can be insidious, and it’s difficult to uncover some of the worst stuff because it’s not really broadcasted widely.
If I remember correctly, Meta has had such databases available in the past.