We preliminarily found that TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed has a harmful design.
It shows users a continuous stream of personalised videos, even when those are related to mental health struggles and body image.
While TikTok has implemented measures to mitigate this risk, we consider them insufficiently effective.
The design should rely more on users’ explicit preferences, increase the accessibility and usability of user controls, and regularly test its algorithm.
@EUCommission will the fines be enough to make them change?