TikTok must follow coming EU rules or face ban, official says

EU officials had previously taken a far less vocal approach to TikTok compared to US lawmakers. However, more politicians in Europe have been expressing concerns about TikTok, especially after the company admitted that some employees accessed reporters’ data in an attempt to identify leakers in the company. — AP

A top European Union official urged TikTok to comply with upcoming content rules or face a possible ban, a sharp change in tone from Brussels.

EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said it’s "not acceptable” that users of the platform can access "harmful and sometimes even life-threatening content” within seconds. He issued the statement after he held a video call with TikTok chief executive officer Shou Zi Chew on Thursday.