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The EU continued its streak of tackling big tech in a way the U.S. has either never been able or willing to. This time, the bloc took aim at TikTok, the Chinese-owned app that has caused concerns both for its highly addictive algorithm and for being a possible national-security threat. Brussels will investigate allegations that TikTok failed to properly moderate content shown to minors and that some of the features built into the platform intended to keep people scrolling. The investigation falls under the Digital Safety Act, a landmark bill that went into effect last August and holds internet companies…
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