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TikTok EU DSA investigation: ad repositories, systemic risk, and platform transparency

The EU DSA imposes ad transparency, risk assessment, and researcher-access duties on very large online platforms, keeping TikTok under intensive regulatory scrutiny.

Industry: Digital platformStatus: investigationUpdated: Jun 26, 2026
Platform, product safety, and consumer protectionData, cybersecurity, and AI governance

Facts

European Commission enforcement around TikTok's ad repository and transparency shows that platform compliance now extends from content governance to auditable evidence access.

Compliance lessons

Platforms must make ad repositories, trader governance, algorithm explanations, complaint handling, and risk assessments continuously auditable.

Legal issues

  • DSA超大平台义务 / DSA VLOP duties
  • 广告透明 / ad transparency
  • 系统性风险 / systemic risk

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