TikTok’s For You page needs to change, says the EU

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of the TikTok logo on a black background" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/STK051_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_9_tiktok.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European Commission claims TikTok broke its online platform rules by offering a recommendation algorithm that creates a "rabbit hole effect" on users. In <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2361">an announcement</a> on Friday, the regulators allege TikTok's algorithm can harm users with "endless and repeated exposure" to content related to sadness, isolation, or body image.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The findings come months after the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/874746/tiktok-addictive-eu-regulators-infinite-scroll-notifications-autoplay">EU Commission declared</a> that TikTok's design is too "addictive." While TikTok has implemented controls to mitigate the algorithm's "rabbit hole effect," the Commission says its preliminary findings suggest that they're not effective. TikTok must now change the design of its For …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028597/tiktok-eu-for-you-algorithm-rabbit-hole-effect">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>