European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads

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European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads

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Europe@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 16 hours ago

European Union regulators are accusing TikTok of breaching digital safety rules because of because it’s not being transparent enough about ads shown to users of the video sharing app.

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