Core Viewpoint - The European Commission has preliminarily determined that TikTok violates the Digital Services Act due to "addictive design" features, which TikTok has refuted as incorrect and baseless [1][2]. Group 1: TikTok's Addictive Design - The European Commission has identified features such as infinite scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and highly personalized recommendation systems as addictive designs that may harm users' mental and physical health, particularly minors and vulnerable adults [2]. - TikTok is accused of failing to adequately assess the impact of these features on user behavior, leading to compulsive usage and reduced self-control [2]. - The Commission noted that TikTok has not effectively addressed the risks associated with these features, as existing tools for screen time management and parental controls are often overlooked or disabled [2]. Group 2: Required Adjustments and Potential Penalties - The European Commission suggests that TikTok must modify its core service design, including gradually disabling key addictive features like infinite scrolling and implementing effective screen break times [3]. - If the investigation confirms the violations, TikTok could face fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue, depending on the nature, severity, and duration of the violations [3]. - TikTok has publicly stated that it will challenge the preliminary findings of the European Commission [3]. Group 3: Broader Regulatory Context - The Digital Services Act is set to fully come into effect on February 17, 2024, aiming to provide safer and more transparent digital services for EU users [3]. - The European Commission has recently initiated investigations into other platforms, including X (formerly Twitter) and Meta, indicating a broader regulatory focus on content safety and product design across social media platforms [4][6]. - Analysts suggest that the EU's actions signal a shift in the market from maximizing user engagement to emphasizing design responsibility, with regulatory bodies equipped to enforce this transition [6].

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tweetbot 能不能复活，我愿意按量付费！@tweetbotDevelopers (@XDevelopers):Officially launching X API Pay-Per-UseThe core of X developers are indie builders, early stage products, startups, and hobbyistsIt’s time to open up our X API ecosystem and instill a new wave of next generation X appsWe’re so back. https://t.co/FS66GuIYJD ...

RT Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav)Yolanda Díaz, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister under Pedro Sánchez, says that Spain intends to impose massive fines and regulations on Elon Musk and X until he learns to obeyThey are very upset that X has been used to criticize the leaders in Spain.https://t.co/TJ9cXzG4wx ...

**Only 𝕏 has truly open-sourced its recommendation algorithm.**YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook all run completely closed-source systems — black boxes no one outside the company can inspect.Yet somehow **only 𝕏** faces relentless political pressure and attacks.Why? Because it's the one major platform where powerful interests **can't fully control what speech gets amplified or buried**.Transparency threatens control.That's not a bug — it's the feature. ...

END OF EMPIRE, END OF NEWSPAPERPeggy Noonan correctly intuits that it's weird for the "most powerful capital in the world" to have no official newspaper:But that's because Washington, DC is simply no longer the "most important capital in the world."The Blue part of the Western State (meaning the Democrats) has lost control over speech, media, and money. The Democrats did try very hard to censor social media, regulate AI, and ban crypto. But the Internet won, and with total defeat of both Democrat speech con ...

END OF EMPIRE, END OF NEWSPAPERPeggy Noonan correctly intuits that it's weird for the "most powerful capital in the world" to have no official newspaper:But that's because Washington, DC is simply no longer the "most important capital in the world."The Blue part of the Western State (meaning the Democrats) has lost control over speech, media, and money. The Democrats did try very hard to censor social media, regulate AI, and ban crypto. But the Internet won, and with total defeat of both Democrat speech con ...

RT X Freeze (@XFreeze)European governments have launched massive political attacks on 𝕏 lately𝕏's algorithm is fully open sourced with no manipulation. Community Notes is too. No other major platform does this𝕏 is the most transparent social media platform on the planetThey attack the ONE platform that's actually transparent and protects free speechThey're afraid of speech that they can't controlThey're afraid of accountability ...

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RT S.E. Robinson, Jr. (@SERobinsonJr)Hiring for orbital datacenter engineers has begun. ...