The commission is the EU’s executive arm and enforcer of the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act , a sweeping rulebook that requires social media companies to clean up their platforms and protect users, under threat of hefty fines. The preliminary findings are the latest example of pressure that TikTok and other social media platforms are facing over youth addiction. Australia has banned social media for under-16s while governments in Spain , France , Britain, Denmark, Malaysia and Egypt want to introduce similar measures. TikTok has 170 million users in the European Union and “most of these are children," Regnier said. The commission said that TikTok fuels the urge to keep scrolling because it constantly rewards users with new content, leading to reduced self control.

Source: Daily Sun February 06, 2026 12:50 UTC