TikTok, YouTube Probed By EU Officials in Child Protection Inquiry

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If we can stay overseas for a second because I know you've been looking very, very closely at the U EU which is reportedly asking for information from youtube and tiktok. Yes. Uh So these antitrust concerns definitely continue. Duarte and the EU is reportedly going to request details from both companies about how they protect minors on the platforms from harmful and illegal content. Reuters is reporting that the Eu Industry chief will make the request to ensure that the protection measures are in line with new regulations. The E U's new Digital Services Act requires big tech companies to do more to keep miners safe from dangerous online content. It also requires greater transparency from companies about their algorithms bots and targeted advertising and to work carter to prevent illegal product sales on their platforms. Will the reported requests come days after Eu regulators asked Tik Tok to do more to counter disinformation posted on its platform.