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TikTok, Meta question EU findings of DSA breaches over researchers, user appeals

By Júlia Tar ( October 24, 2025, 10:42 GMT | Insight) -- TikTok and Meta Platforms breached obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act, the European Commission said on Friday in a statement outlining preliminary probe findings. The regulator said the companies are restricting researcher access to platform data and, in Meta’s case, failing to provide effective systems for reporting illegal content and appealing content moderation decisions. Both companies disputed the findings, saying they have already made changes and that the conclusions misrepresent their compliance. The companies will now review the commission’s evidence file as part of a formal defense phase.TikTok and Meta Platforms breached their obligations under EU content-moderation rules by restricting researcher access to platform data and, in Meta’s case, by failing to provide effective systems for reporting illegal content and appealing content moderation decisions, the European Commission said on Friday....

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