EU accuses TikTok of designing algorithm that creates ‘rabbit holes’

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The European Commission has accused TikTok of designing recommender systems that can lead users into harmful “rabbit holes,” according to its preliminary findings. The case marks the Commission's first focus on a platform's recommendation algorithms as a potential breach of the Digital Services Act.

The preliminary findings mark the first time the Commission has focused on a social media platform's recommender systems as a breach of its powerful Digital Services Act.