On November 6, the European Commission preliminarily determined that ByteDance's TikTok relies too heavily on metrics like watch time to recommend content, which may harm the mental health of minors. It has requested adjustments to the recommendation mechanism, noting that a final confirmation of violations could lead to fines of up to 6% of global annual turnover. TikTok has denied the allegations.
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2026-11-08 08:04 · 11月6日，欧盟委员会初步认定字节跳动旗下TikTok推荐算法可能违反欧盟《数字服务法》，要求其调整推荐机制，最高或面临全球年营业额6%的罚款，TikTok否认指控。
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European Commission preliminarily finds TikTok's recommendation algorithm may violate the Digital Services Act
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