Meta and TikTok breach EU online platform rules, European Commission finds

Published on 24/10/2025 - 16:36 GMT+2

Meta does not make it easy capable for users to record complaints astir forbidden contented online connected its platforms Instagram and Facebook, nan European Commission said connected Friday, arsenic it gets person to wrapping up its investigation into nan Big Tech elephantine nether EU online level rules.

Users mightiness want to study forbidden contented they spot online, but presently they do not find thief aliases person a reply to their reports, according to nan Commission's preliminary findings.

The findings travel arsenic nan Commission began investigations nether nan Digital Services Act (DSA) — rules that purpose to combat nan dispersed of forbidden contented and products online — into nan platforms past year.

Euronews understands that nan cases began aft galore complaints were revenge pinch nan contented regulator successful Ireland, wherever Meta’s EU office are based. The Commission has been moving pinch nan Irish authority connected nan case.

The findings are a first measurement successful nan investigation, and nan platforms now person clip to reply successful writing. There is nary ineligible deadline for this truthful nan process could return immoderate time.

After nan counterarguments of nan platforms, nan Commission tin yet settee nan lawsuit aliases enforce penalties of up to 6% of nan worldwide yearly turnover.

Systemic risks posed to nine examined

Separately, TikTok and Meta are successful breach of nan DSA for failing to supply researchers pinch capable entree to nationalist data, nan Commission said.

When it comes to interrogator data, nan DSA specifies that very ample online platforms — those pinch much than 45 cardinal users per period — must assistance accredited researchers entree to nationalist information to show contented hosted connected their services.

The purpose is to alteration a deeper knowing of nan systemic risks posed to nine done nan online world, arsenic good arsenic to support effective oversight of DSA compliance.

The broader investigation into Meta’s compliance pinch nan rules, which started successful April 2024, besides focuses connected deceptive advertizing and governmental content.

The investigation into TikTok, which started successful February past year, is besides linked to nan protection of minors and advertizing transparency.

The remainder of nan proceedings continue: nan Commission investigates nan different elements of nan probes successful steps.

In total, nan Commission has initiated immoderate 14 proceedings for imaginable breaches of nan DSA and has already published preliminary findings successful cases related to X, TikTok, AliExpress and Temu. None of nan probes person been wrapped up yet.