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EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
Publisher description: Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’
The Guardian | Nov 6, 2026 | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
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TikTok has been charged by the European Commission with failing to protect users’ mental health by exposing them to a relentless stream of content that risks worsening eating disorders and anxiety in a case that strikes at its business model. The Chinese-owned short-video platform, which has 189 million users in the EU, was found to have failed to prevent users from being served up repetitive content on themes such as body image or isolation, which can lead to anxiety, sadness, worsen existing eating disorders or mental health problems.
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