EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite app's 'addictive' rewards
by ETtech.com
ETtech.com— The EU on Monday launched a probe into TikTok's spinoff Lite app and threatened to suspend an addictive feature on it that rewards users for watching and liking videos, amid child-safety concerns.TikTok Lite arrived in France and Spain in March allowing users aged 18 and over to earn points that can be exchanged for goods like vouchers or gift cards through the app's rewards programme.The European Commission said in a statement it has concerns about the app's risks of serious damage for the...
CNBC—EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite’s money-for-views program over addiction fears. The European Union on Monday opened proceedings against ByteDance's TikTok and threatened to suspend its newly launched TikTok Lite rewards program.
Silicon Republic—EU threatens to ban TikTok Lite rewards amid addiction concerns. With no effective age verification system in place, the Commission thinks TikTok risks serious harm to kids' mental health with its new Task and Rewards feature. : EU threatens to ban TikTok Lite rewards amid addiction concerns
France 24—The EU warned TikTok's new rewards feature could be addictive. Now the app's suspended it. TikTok announced Wednesday that it had suspended a feature that rewarded users for watching and liking videos on its new Lite app, available in France and Spain, after the EU launched an investigation