May 15 (UPI) -- In a preliminary finding, the European Commission told TikTok on Wednesday that the app is in breach of the Digital Services Act for not fulfilling an obligation to publish an advertisement repository.
The commission said a repository is critical for detection of scam ads, hybrid threat campaigns in addition to well-coordinated information operations and fake ads "including in the context of elections."
"The commission has found that TikTok does not provide the necessary information about the content of the advertisements, the users targeted by the ads, and who paid for the advertisements," the commission said in a statement.
According to the Commission, TikTok's advertisement repository also does not allow the public to do comprehensive advertising searches based on that information, limiting the usefulness of the tool.
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