The European Commissioner responsible for overseeing the digital market has urged the famous Chinese app TikTok to adopt the new standards set by the European Union (EU). On Monday, TikTok conducted a “stress test” on its system at the European headquarters in Dublin to ensure compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act or identify areas where compliance may not be feasible.
Following the stress test, European Commissioner Thierry Breton called TikTok’s Chief Executive Officer, Shou Zi Chew, and warned him, saying, “Now is the time to fully comply.”
In the past month, the UK had also sent a similar message to the American platform Twitter, conducting a similar stress test designed to assess its ability to moderate controversial content to a satisfactory level.
The Digital Services Act, which became law in November, will hold major web companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta (formerly Facebook), and Microsoft, accountable under legal jurisdiction. These 19 major companies will have until August 25 to comply with the new regulations.
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