EU tells TikTok to change 'harmful' For You feed over 'rabbit hole effect'

Euronews · Greta Ruffino · 2026-11-06 13:48 UTC

Brussels says TikTok's recommendation algorithm risks exposing children and vulnerable users to harmful content. The platform has rejected the findings as "fundamentally inaccurate".

Brussels says TikTok's recommendation algorithm risks exposing children and vulnerable users to harmful content. The platform has rejected the findings as "fundamentally inaccurate".

The EU warned TikTok on Friday that it must change the "harmful" design of its personalised For You feed or risk large fines under the bloc's digital rules, after finding preliminary evidence of violations.

The European Commission has accused the social media platform of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the "harmful 'rabbit holes' effect", where TikTok's algorithm repeatedly recommends similar videos, potentially exposing children and vulnerable users to increasingly harmful content.

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