EU Makes TikTok Remove “Addictive” Feature in Member States
The Chinese app’s ‘reward program’ incentivizing screen time will never be rolled out in Europe.
The Chinese app’s ‘reward program’ incentivizing screen time will never be rolled out in Europe.
The app is accused of hosting paid political ads in violation of EU regulations, despite claiming not to.
UK ally Nigel Farage said this added online presence will have a “huge” impact.
Officials slam the social media app one minute but use it to appeal to the kids in the next.
Barely a week after the European Parliament announced use of the app for election campaigning, the Commission wants to look at its danger to children.
The U.S. president has followed in the footsteps of the EU by joining the app despite his own bans.
”It’s one thing to consider TikTok Chinese spyware and ban it. It’s another thing to tell yourself that you will use an evil tool for a good cause. To choose both is bizarre and hypocritical” says MEP.
YouTube is owned by Google, a company that removed the “don’t be evil” clause from its code of conduct—which helps explain its current algorithmic setup, best described as evil.
As rioters use social media apps like Snapchat and TikTok to coordinate their violent activity, President Macron’s threat to block the sites has led to accusations of “authoritarianism.”
As dangerous as TikTok is, it’s not the only Chinese creation that deserves closer attention.
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