We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
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Preventing addiction requires continuous human contact – which was absent. The path to recovery from addiction requires continuous human contact – which is unclear where it will come from.
@albertcardona @EUCommission We can still look up from our broken screens and find there’s a world out there, with people in it.
Having that epiphany would not be the apocalypse it is made out to be.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:
Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
Simply excellent conclusion… rolling out these sociological experiments untested for profit should simply be stopped. Rules and regulations is what we need.
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Hello @hans! First, TikTok now as the right to a written defence. After this, if a breach of the DSA is established, a fine can indeed be a consequence.
In a recent example, the company X was fined €120 million for breaching transparency obligations, including deceptive design practices and lack of transparency in its advertising repository.
You can learn more about how enforcement proceedings work here: https://link.europa.eu/3kC9Vg@EUCommission @hans 120 million for Twitter is like 10 cents for anyone in these comments. Fines for violations like these should come in entire pieces of yearly profits
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@EUCommission 6% only? why not 10? make it a fine that's worthwhile the ensuing law suits!
@energisch_ @EUCommission Not sure if its the DSA, but one or more of these EU laws gets more and more severe over time. If they don’t improve they’ll be investigated again and fined again, but with a higher amount.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission I applaud further scrutiny of TikTok, but the basis is iffy. https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/public/local also implements infinite scroll
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission dont forget about #youtube Shorts and #instagram Reels…
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission No shit. This has always been the plan for short-form video, as well as the shift with Social Media sites since '15. They are designed to addict, unlike the earlier forms, where you just had a profile and used it as a messaging service.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission YouTube Shorts shpuld be the next target.
I hate opening one interesting short video, ended wasting 30 minutes of mindless scrolling.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission
A giant leap for the EU, one small step for mankind.Vs the original.
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" by Niel Armstrong. -
We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
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@hyevans @EUCommission …and Alphabet. And Amazon. And Microslop. And OpenAI.
@js @hyevans @EUCommission Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission When will the EU countries unite and promote European software and services? Now all alternatives are national and fragmented across Europe.
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We've preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:Infinite scrollAutoplayPush notificationsHighly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
@EUCommission are you on @loops already? It's the fediverse alternative to TikTok!
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@EUCommission @stux, well, when I check, even #Loops have infinite scroll and autoplay
As a free software and decentralized application, still better than TikTok, but done similar issues are there also 
RE: https://mastodon.social/@zewm/116024428066840202
@kubofhromoslav maybe it doesn't.
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Hi there, @grob!
The DSA has been in force since November 2022, and fully applicable since February 2024. Since then we have launched many investigations, made companies comply to our rules, and fined some.
You can find a comprehensive overview of other companies we are supervising here: https://link.europa.eu/ngkJPH@EUCommission @grob "supervision" is ok but how a lot more prison sentences for CEOs, and more fines
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@EUCommission @stux @sunnythesheep, hmm, I tested in the usual #Loops feed and scrolled continuously. Probably there are people much more consuming such stuff than me, so they get to the end
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@EUCommission @stux, well, when I check, even #Loops have infinite scroll and autoplay
As a free software and decentralized application, still better than TikTok, but done similar issues are there also @kubofhromoslav @EUCommission @stux @dansup
Example of "For You" recommendation feed 'running out':
zewm (@zewm@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image I’m confused how the #loops for you tab works. I keep getting to a stopping point and today I got the attached picture. I thought for you was an infinite doom scroll? I never used other similar platforms and maybe I’m misunderstanding. Anyone shed light on this?
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
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@kubofhromoslav @EUCommission @stux @dansup
Example of "For You" recommendation feed 'running out':
zewm (@zewm@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image I’m confused how the #loops for you tab works. I keep getting to a stopping point and today I got the attached picture. I thought for you was an infinite doom scroll? I never used other similar platforms and maybe I’m misunderstanding. Anyone shed light on this?
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
@rusty__shackleford @kubofhromoslav @EUCommission @stux Interesting, they must have watched a lot, I will work on a fix (I didn't expect people to scroll that far tbh haha)
