The EU accuses TikTok's 'rabbit hole' algorithm of breaching its content rules

The bloc said the platform needs to change how the For You page works to help protect users’ mental health.

By Kris Holt Nov. 6, 2026 12:17 pm EST miss.cabul/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

The European Commission has accused TikTok of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the potentially harmful effects of the recommendation system it uses on the For You page. The European Union's regulatory arm said the personalized nature of the algorithm means that the more a user interacts with a certain kind of content, the more they see similar videos.