France’s Arcom Refers TikTok ‘Skinnytok’ Investigation to European Commission

Overview

• Arcom transmitted its findings on TikTok’s ‘Skinnytok’ trend to the European Commission after concluding the content promotes extreme thinness and restrictive eating.
• The inquiry logged 5,522 related posts between March 24 and April 24, 2025, shared by more than 3,000 creators and generating nearly 100 million views and 9.5 million likes.
• Arcom reports that TikTok blocked the ‘Skinnytok’ keyword but did not adequately prevent users from bypassing the block with similar terms.
• The regulator underscores youth risk, noting minors account for 16% of TikTok users and spend on average more than 28 hours per month on the platform.
• Arcom says TikTok’s concrete actions followed citizen petitions and attention from public authorities, despite the company’s prior claims of strict rules on harmful body-ideal content.