EU Preliminarily Finds TikTok in Breach of DSA Over Addictive Design; Reddit Tests AI Reviews
· 26h ago · Originally reported by ExchangeWire
ExchangeWire's daily digest covers three items: the European Commission's preliminary finding that TikTok breached the Digital Services Act through addictive design features such as infinite scroll, Reddit's test of AI-generated product reviews built from community comments, and Google Ads trialling weekly AI insight cards for advertisers.
Why it matters
The TikTok finding signals the EU is willing to treat engagement-optimising design as a regulatory liability under the DSA, which could reshape how ad-funded platforms build feeds. The Reddit and Google items show AI-generated content and reporting moving deeper into ad and commerce surfaces.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like a playground inspector saying a game is too good at keeping kids hooked, while two other companies start using robots to write shopping tips and weekly reports.
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Digital Services Act (DSA)
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is an EU regulation setting rules for online platforms on illegal content, transparency and user protection, including ad labelling, targeting limits and public ad repositories.
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