Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has voluntarily agreed to a “stress test” to prepare for the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday.
Under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), Alphabet unit
Google, Meta and other large online platforms will risk hefty fines if they do
not control illegal content.
TikTok will also be subject to the DSA rules, which require
companies to manage risk, conduct external and independent auditing, share data
with authorities and adopt a code of conduct. Those rules come into effect from
August.
“Recent events have shown the impact TikTok has on
democracies — and how important independent EU enforcement is,” wrote Breton on
Twitter.
“TikTok voluntarily agreed to perform a #StressTest to
prepare for #DSA. Constructive debrief with CEO Shou Zi Chew. Now is time to
accelerate to be fully compliant,” added Breton, whose Twitter post showed him
in a video link exchange with the TikTok boss.