Eind 2023 is bekend geworden dat de Europese Commissie TikTok en YouTube heeft gevraagd om uitgebreidere informatie te verstrekken over de maatregelen die zij nemen ter bescherming van minderjarige gebruikers. Beide socialemediaplatformen dienen voor 30 november te reageren op de vragen van Brussel. Deze vragen richten zich onder andere op de methoden waarmee de bedrijven minderjarige gebruikers beschermen, met als doel om te waarborgen dat zij voldoen aan de Digital Services Act in Europa. Deze wet vereist actie tegen de verspreiding van illegale en schadelijke content. Digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu meldt:
Furthermore, the request addresses TikTok’s compliance with other elements of the DSA, in particular with regards to its provisions related to the protection of minors online.
TikTok must provide the requested information to the Commission by 25 October 2023 for questions related to the crisis response and by 8 November 2023 on the protection of integrity of elections and minors online. Based on the assessment of TikTok’s replies, the Commission will assess next steps. This could entail the formal opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 66 of the DSA. Pursuant to Article 74 (2) of the DSA, the Commission can impose fines for incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information in response to a request for information. In case of failure to reply by TikTok, the Commission may decide to request the information by decision. In this case, failure to reply by the deadline could lead to the imposition of periodic penalty payments.
