No be small mata o! As the EU dem don finally shine their eye for TikTok matter, dem don talk say the app dey breach wetin dem call Digital Services Act wey be law wey dey protect users from all dis addictive features. Na now e clear say TikTok gatz do better.
Dem don talk say TikTok suppose change wetin dem dey do for the app, especially with all dis infinite scroll and autoplay wey dey make users dey hook on top the app like say dem no get choice. Even the way dem dey recommend videos to people, dem gatz change am. Na serious wah be dis!
If TikTok no fit meet up with wetin EU talk, dem fit chop serious fine wey go reach 6% of wetin dem dey make per year. E no go funny if dem go sour from this one. The spokesperson for TikTok, one Paolo Ganino, don already talk say dem go fight this matter. Dem say wetin the Commission dey talk no make sense at all.
Since February 2024, TikTok don dey under investigation over all dis addictive wahala, and wetin dem don find no dey sweet at all. The EU tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, don yan say TikTok no dey do enough to protect users wey fit be minors. Na for children and young people this matter dey hot pass.
For other platforms wey dey manage dis kind issues like Meta, dem dey observe wetin TikTok go do next because all of dem dey under scrutiny. If TikTok no gree comply, dem go fit enter serious gbege.
The Commission don drop plenty recommendations wey anybody fit see clear. Dem talk say TikTok gatz implement things like screen time breaks wey go help users rest, especially for night. Dem even talk make dem disable infinity scroll wey dey make people enter trap like say dem dey watch movie without end.
TikTok dey claim say dem cooperate well with the regulators, but the findings show say e be like say dem no dey take am serious. Dem even call TikTok’s time management tools ‘easy to dismiss’, wetin mean say young users fit just dey ignore am. Na im make screening gatz change!
As we dey talk now, di whole matter dey evolve and a lot of eyes dey on TikTok action. If dem fit find solution wey go suit the EU, dem fit avoid these heavy penalties, but who sabi wetin go happen for dis drama! Keep your ears open, my people!
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