According to EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton, the short video app Tiktok still has a lot of work to do when it comes to implementing EU rules for digital companies. He recently spoke to Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew and told him there was still work to be done for the Chinese-owned social network, Breton said. A few months ago, the Frenchman asked Tiktok to complete the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) well before the September 1st deadline.
The European digital guidelines are intended to force companies to take stronger action against hatred and hate speech and other illegal content on the Internet. Manipulative practices that urge users to buy are prohibited, as is advertising aimed at children. In addition, large platforms should give users more influence over which ads are displayed to them in the future. Violations can result in fines of up to six percent of annual sales. In the United States, there was a nationwide Tiktok ban for the first time in the past few days. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation on Wednesday banning the Google and Apple app stores from offering the social network, which is popular with young people, within its federal borders. The ban protects Montana citizens “from Chinese Communist Party surveillance,” it said. It will come into force on January 1, 2024. Apple, Google and Tiktok face fines of $10,000 per day for each violation.