In a major trouble for China-owned video-sharing app TikTok, European consumer campaign group BEUC warned on Tuesday that TikTok is breaching users’ rights “on a massive scale.”
Brussels-based BEUC said in a statement on Tuesday that probe should be launched in “unfair” copyright policy and virtual coins of TikTok. The BEUC also highlighted the fact that TikTok did not take any measure to protect children and teenagers from harmful content or hidden advertising.
“In just a few years, TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps with millions of users across Europe. But TikTok is letting its users down by breaching their rights,” Monique Goyens, BEUC’s director general, was quoted as saying by Bloomberg.
Goyens added that a complaint has been filed by BEUC with the European Commission and national consumer-protection authorities.
It is to be noted that ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok is also facing investigation by EU data authorities over…