Vice President of the European Commission: without considering banning TikTok, you can operate in the EU if you abide by the law.

February 19-with the gradual implementation of the EU's two blockbuster digital bills, EU officials have recently reiterated the importance of large multinational technology companies abiding by the law. Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president of the European Commission, said that large technology companies including Google, Apple and TikTok would be regulated in accordance with the law.

"people in Europe are not interested in where technology companies come from, China, the US or Europe, but they are tired of companies thinking they can do anything," Mr Vestager said in a recent interview with the Swedish daily SvD.

In an exclusive interview, Vestager discussed the role of the data Services Act and the Digital Services Act, and mentioned a number of cases of abuse of power by technology companies, including Meta's failure to inform the public after learning about the adverse effects of Instagram on teenagers. " When the Digital Services Act is implemented, Meta will have to conduct risk analysis and report to the committee in a timely manner, while changing the way social media operates, especially underage-related content. "

In addition, Vestager also stressed the protection of personal information security of EU members by the bill.

Vestager said that the Irish data Protection Commission is conducting two investigations into TikTok to ensure that TikTok can protect personal information.

But she denied that she would adopt the ban on TikTok that US politicians were trying to push. "banning TikTok is not under consideration," Vestager said. Banning companies from operating in the EU requires evidence that stands up in court, she said. "as long as they abide by the law, they [TikTok] can do business in Europe."

Vestager, known for defending the interests of EU users with an iron fist, has won a reputation as a "Silicon Valley nemesis" by imposing billions of dollars' fines on tech giants such as Apple and Google.

On February 17th TikTok announced that it had 125m monthly active users in the European Union and more than 150 million monthly active users across Europe, including the UK and Switzerland. TikTok said on its website that it is working to comply with EU regulations and plans to build two new data centers in Europe to protect users' data.

Source: the Swedish Daily (Svenska Dagbladet) is a national daily newspaper in Swedish, founded in 1884 and published in Stockholm.