TikTok Charged with Breaching EU Online Content Rules

(FILES) The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
(FILES) The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
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TikTok Charged with Breaching EU Online Content Rules

(FILES) The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
(FILES) The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Thursday with breaching EU online content rules following an investigation launched in February last year.

The European Commission said TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, has failed to comply with the Digital Services Act's obligation to publish an advertisement repository which allows researchers and people to detect scam advertisements.

It said the company does not provide the necessary information about the content of advertisements, the targeted users and who paid for the advertisements.



TikTok Says to Increase Investment in Britain

Around half the UK population, more than 30 million people, use TikTok each month. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Around half the UK population, more than 30 million people, use TikTok each month. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
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TikTok Says to Increase Investment in Britain

Around half the UK population, more than 30 million people, use TikTok each month. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Around half the UK population, more than 30 million people, use TikTok each month. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

TikTok plans to raise its investment in the UK, its biggest community in Europe, with the creation of 500 more jobs, the Chinese-owned social media giant announced Monday.

The news coincided with the start of London's Tech Week, which sees British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcoming some of sector's biggest firms.

"TikTok's UK workforce will grow to 3,000 this year with the addition of more than 500 jobs," the company said in a statement.

It added that it was investing in a new London office, set to open next year, and whose size will dwarf its current UK head office.

It will take TikTok's investment in UK infrastructure to around £140 million ($190 million), the group said.

Around half the UK population, more than 30 million people, use TikTok each month, making it the platform's "largest user-community in Europe", the statement added.

"Whether through direct investment in jobs and innovation, or the wider economic contribution from millions of British businesses on TikTok, we're pleased to be increasing our investment and presence here in the UK," said Adam Presser, director of TikTok UK and global head of operations and trust and safety.

TikTok has been in the crosshairs of Western governments for years over fears personal data could be used by China for espionage or propaganda purposes.

"What underpins our continued growth is our deep commitment to safety and to creating an enjoyable and secure digital space to sustainably support creators, entrepreneurs and the wider economy, which is why we also invest significantly in safety," Presser added Monday.