The EC announced preliminary findings which indicated that both companies did not comply with the DSA's transparency requirements.
The DSA focuses on content moderation, user privacy, and transparency, complementing the EC's Digital Markets Act.
Ensuring researchers have access to platform data is a key transparency requirement under the DSA.
The regulation grants European Union users the right to challenge content moderation decisions, such as content removal or account suspension.
Author's summary: Meta and TikTok broke DSA rules.