Overview

• Italy's competition authority fined TikTok €10 million ($11 million) for not sufficiently safeguarding minors from harmful content.
• The fine was imposed on three units of ByteDance, including TikTok Italy, for failing to implement effective content monitoring mechanisms.
• TikTok's algorithms have been criticized for promoting potentially dangerous content, such as the 'French Scar' challenge, to minors.
• Despite TikTok's efforts to limit the visibility of harmful content to under-18s, regulators argue the measures are not adequate.
• The fine comes amid global pressure on social media platforms to better protect underage users and follows a U.S. bill potentially leading to a TikTok ban.