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TikTok, LinkedIn face Irish Digital Services Act probes over reporting tools (update*)

By Sara Brandstätter ( December 2, 2025, 17:00 GMT | Insight) -- Social-media platforms TikTok and LinkedIn are being probed in Ireland over their reporting mechanisms under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The Irish media regulator said on Tuesday that it has opened two investigations to assess potential infringements of the platforms’ obligation to provide user-friendly tools for reporting illegal content, ensure anonymous reporting of suspected child sexual abuse material and avoid deceptive interface designs.TikTok and LinkedIn are being probed under the EU’s content-moderation law over their reporting mechanisms, the Irish media regulator said on Tuesday....

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