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European Commission Opens Infringement Proceedings Against TikTok
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA).
According to the commission, TikTok may have violated provisions related to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers and risk management of addictive design and harmful content.
"The safety and well-being of online users in Europe is crucial," said Margrethe Vestager, the commission's competition chief.
"TikTok needs to take a close look at the services they offer and carefully consider the risks that they pose to their users, young as well as old.
"The commission will now carry out an in-depth investigation without prejudice to the outcome.”
So far the commission's probe has consisted of a preliminary investigation and an analysis of a risk assessment report submitted by TikTok in September 2023.
TikTok's replies to the commission's formal requests for information on illegal content, protection of minors and data access have also been considered.
UAE, Gibraltar Seek Grey List Removal As FATF Week Kicks Off
Jurisdictions including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Gibraltar are likely to be removed from the greylist during this week’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Week in Paris.
FATF Week started on Monday (February 19) and will conclude with plenary meetings that take place between February 21 and 23.
Delegates representing more than 200 members of the Global Network and observer organisations will participate in the working group and plenary meetings.
This includes the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, the World Bank, INTERPOL and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units.
Delegates will discuss key issues including the impact of the rapid development of cross-border payment technologies and guidance to help countries with risk-based implementation of beneficial ownership and transparency rules.
GoFundMe Shuts Down Tornado Cash Legal Defence Fund
Campaigners who are raising money on behalf of the indicted founders of Tornado Cash, the crypto mixing service, have had their GoFundMe account shut down.
The Free Pertsev and Storm campaign, named after Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm, announced last week that GoFundMe had shut down their account based on Term 22 of GoFundMe’s terms of service.
This allows GoFundMe to “restrict” or “inhibit” use of the service to prevent “any activity” that it deems “unacceptable or objectionable”.
As covered by Vixio, Storm was arrested in August last year and was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate the International Economic Emergency Powers Act.
He was also charged with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Revolut Launches AI Feature To Protect Customers From Card Scams
Revolut has launched a new AI feature that aims to detect if a customer is being targeted by a card scam and alert the customer before they part with their money
Since initial testing began, Revolut has seen a 30 percent reduction in fraud losses resulting from card scams where money has been sent to a perceived investment opportunity.
Built internally by Revolut’s financial crime team, the new feature can determine if there is a high likelihood that the customer is making a card payment as part of a scam and, if so, decline the payment.
The customer is then protected from performing other similar payments and sent through a scam intervention flow in-app.
During this phase, the customer needs to provide additional information about the transaction they were attempting and can also talk to a Revolut fraud specialist, who will help determine whether they are being scammed.
