BRUSSELS, 5th August, 2024 (WAM) -- Today, the European Commission has made TikTok's commitments to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU binding.
These commitments have been submitted by TikTok to address the concerns raised by the Commission in the formal proceedings opened against TikTok on 22 April and ensure compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA).
According to a Commission press release, the platform has made the following commitments:
A commitment to withdraw the TikTok Lite Rewards programme from the EU, permanently;
A commitment not to launch any other programme which would circumvent the withdrawal.
Today's decision makes these commitments legally binding, meaning that any breach of the commitments would immediately amount to a breach of the DSA and could therefore lead to fines. With this decision, the Commission is also closing the formal proceedings opened against TikTok on 22 April.
This is the first case the Commission closes under the DSA, 105 days after the opening of the proceedings. This is also the first time that the Commission accepts commitments from a designated online platform against which it had opened formal proceedings under the DSA.
The Commission will carefully monitor TikTok's compliance with the binding commitments the platform has offered under article 71 of the DSA, as well as with its other obligations under the DSA.