00:01TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules.
00:06The charges focus on the app's addictive design, including infinite scroll, autoplay and more.
00:12EU regulators told the firm to change TikTok's build or risk a fine.
00:16The penalty could reach as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.
00:21TikTok criticised the charges Friday and called the findings against it false and meritless.
00:26The move is yet another sign of the EU's crackdown on big tech.
00:31The current US government has criticised the clampdown.
00:35It accuses EU regulators of censorship and has threatened tariffs.
00:39The commission set out its charges after a year-long investigation under the Digital Services Act.
00:45It cited the platform's generation of new content to constantly reward users as an example of an addictive feature.
00:51It believes the rewards fuel the urge to keep scrolling and shift users' brains into autopilot mode.
00:59The EU regulator said TikTok didn't adequately assess how these features could harm the physical and mental well-being of its users.
01:06It further accused TikTok of ignoring indicators of compulsive use of the app,
01:10and said it hasn't brought in reasonable measures like screen time management tools and parental control tools to prevent risks.
01:17TikTok can ask to see the commission's documents and provide a written response before the watchdog issues a decision.
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