Commission sends additional request for information to TikTok under the Digital Services Act

Responsible and diligent behaviour by providers of online platforms is essential for a safe, predictable and trustworthy online environment.

Against the background of the ongoing Romanian elections, the Commission is requesting TikTok to provide more information on its management of the risks of information manipulation. In particular, the Commission is requesting TikTok to provide detailed information on how it analysed and mitigated the risk of inauthentic or automated exploitation of its service and the risks stemming from its recommender systems. The Commission is also asking information about TikTok’s efforts to enable a wider range of third parties to conduct public scrutiny, as well as have access to publicly accessible data to detect, identify and understand systemic risks related to electoral processes.

TikTok must provide the requested information by 13 December. Based on the assessment of the replies, the Commission will determine whether further steps will be appropriate.

This RFI follows an earlier request sent to TikTok, as well as to Snapchat and YouTube, on 2 October, regarding the design and functioning of its recommender systems in relation to elections.

The Commission is actively cooperating with all Digital Services Coordinators in Member States where elections are taking place. Later today, the European Commission will host a roundtable on the Romanian elections with relevant stakeholders, including Romanian authorities and key very large online platforms and search engines.

Find further information about:

• The Digital Services Act
• DSA: Very large online platforms and search engines
• Supervision of the designated very large online platforms and search engines under DSA
• The enforcement framework under the Digital Services Act