The European Union has issued a preliminary ruling that TikTok broke its Digital Services Act (DSA) by using an addictive design. The EU’s executive arm said TikTok has not properly studied how its app harms users’ physical and mental health, especially children and vulnerable adults. TikTok’s design constantly "rewards" users with new content. This fuels endless scrolling and puts users’ brains into "autopilot mode," the commission said. This can lead to compulsive use and less self-control. The EU pointed out TikTok ignored signs of addictive use, such as how long children spend on the app at night. It may force TikTok to change the app’s powerful algorithm and remove features like "infinite scroll." They also want better screen time breaks, even during the night, and improvements in parental controls. The commission criticized TikTok’s current screen time tools as easy to dismiss, and said parental controls take too long to set up. They added their views are preliminary and TikTok can reply to the findings. Online safety activists support these moves. UK campaigner Beeban Kidron called on the British government to "detoxify the dopamine loops" of social media platforms. Breaching the Digital Services Act can lead to fines of up to 6% of a company’s yearly income and forced app changes. Although TikTok does not share revenue data, experts estimate it will earn $35 billion this year. TikTok was asked for comment. In a similar case, Elon Musk’s X was fined €120 million last year for DSA breaches. These included misleading blue-tick badges and blocking research into ads shown on the platform.