TikTok’s 'addictive' design breaches EU law, European Commission says

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TikTok’s 'addictive' design breaches EU law, European Commission says  The European Commission found that TikTok has not sufficiently limited addictive features such as infinite scroll, which encourages compulsive behaviour.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/tiktoks-addictive-design-breaches-eu-law-commission-says  Euronews Next is a future-focused news section covering global innovation, science and technology with a European perspective. Our dedicated team of journalists aims to educate and inspire today’s leaders by providing them with analysis and insights into the people and organisations shaping our future

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00:01TikTok's addictive design breaches EU's Digital Services Act

00:05and fails to adequately protect users,

00:08the European Commission said Friday in preliminary findings.

00:12TikTok reaches 170 million users in the European Union.

00:16Most of these are children, said the Commission,

00:19adding that the video app relies on addictive features

00:22such as infinite scroll,

00:24which continuously feeds users new content

00:27every time they refresh their screen.

00:30TikTok is by far the most used platform after midnight

00:34by children between 13 and 18.

00:387% of children between 12 and 15

00:42spend between 4 and 5 hours daily on TikTok.

00:47These statistics are extremely alarming.

00:51Why is all of this happening?

00:54Because TikTok offers infinite scrolling,

00:57auto-play, push notifications,

01:00and highly personalized recommender systems.

01:03In an email, TikTok said the Commission's preliminary findings

01:07present a categorically false and entirely

01:10meritless depiction of the platform.

01:12The findings are preliminary, meaning no fines or penalties

01:16have been imposed yet, and the investigation is ongoing.

01:19The investigation is ongoing.

01:22The investigation is ongoing.

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