00:01The EU warned TikTok on Friday that it must change the harmful design of its personalized
00:07for-you feed or risk large fines under the bloc's digital rules,
00:12the Digital Services Act or DSA, after finding preliminary evidence of violations.
00:18TikTok's personalized feed shows content that causes harm if viewed in repetition.
00:24Self-harm videos, body image, weight loss, depressing content.
00:31The longer and more you engage with such content, the more TikTok will show it to you.
00:37This pulls users into harmful loops of content, the so-called rabbit holes.
00:44This has to stop because it has an impact on users.
00:48Anxiety, sadness, lower self-esteem and mental health issues, to name just a few.
00:55TikTok has rejected the Commission's findings, saying they misrepresent how its platform works
01:00and the measures it has taken to protect users.
01:03The European Commission said TikTok had taken steps to address these risks,
01:07but they had not been effective enough, calling for further changes to the platform's design.
