Overview
- The European Commission issued a provisional finding that TikTok’s infinite scroll and personalized recommendations breach the Digital Services Act due to addictive design, urging core design changes and warning of fines up to 6% of global revenue if confirmed.
- Albania said it will lift its one‑year TikTok ban after coordinating measures with the platform to limit exposure to harmful material, calling the earlier ban a temporary preventive step focused on youth welfare.
- Germany’s CDU is expected to take up a proposal at its Feb. 20–21 party conference to require age verification and limit TikTok, Instagram and Facebook to users 16 and older, according to reporting by Bild.
- Slovenia is considering prohibiting social‑media use by children under 15, local media reported, adding to a growing set of national approaches.
- France and Spain have reported similar initiatives to restrict children’s access to social networks, reflecting a wider European debate on youth safety online.