We’ve preliminary found that TikTok is in breach of the DSA for its addictive design.
There are important indicators of compulsive use of the app that TikTok has disregarded in its risk assessment.
Key features of the addictive design:
- Infinite scroll
- Autoplay
- Push notifications
- Highly personalised recommender system
We consider that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service.
TikTok can now exercise its right to examine and reply to the finding.
Good, but aren’t all corporate social media platforms implementing these same dark patterns? Is anyone aware of investigations into Meta or Google platforms?
It would be so cool if the EU forbid big tech from using this. I think they should add more restrictions on advertisements since that money is what’s driving so much of this
Yes. One step at a time.