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Douyin Removes Some 400,000 Minor-Related Posts and Aids Police in ‘Remote’ Molestation Probe
Douyin announced it has removed about 400,000 pieces of content harmful to minors and disciplined 1,030 accounts, while assisting police in arrests tied to alleged remote molestation cases. The disclosure highlights intensifying platform responsibilities in China to police youth‑targeted harms and the operational and reputational trade‑offs that follow.

EU Flags TikTok’s ‘Addictive’ Design, Threatens Billions in Fines and Forced UX Changes
The European Commission has preliminarily concluded that TikTok’s design features, including autoplay, recommendation systems and a gamified rewards scheme in TikTok Lite, foster addictive behaviour and violate the Digital Services Act. Brussels has proposed design remedies and warned of fines up to 6% of global turnover; TikTok rejects the findings and plans to challenge them. The dispute forms part of a broader global push to curb minors’ exposure to social platforms and tests the EU’s power to regulate product design.