TikTok bows to European pressure and halts reward feature on new app in France and Spain

TikTok is halting a feature on its new app rewarding users in Europe for watching videos, after facing pressure from regulators worried about its addictive features. The company backed down days after the European Union warned that the TikTok Lite app might have breached the 27-nation bloc’s digital regulations when it launched earlier this month. The EU’s executive Commission threatened to order the suspension of features that pose a risk to kids. TikTok said on social media that it's “voluntarily suspending the rewards functions” while it addresses the concerns. TikTok Lite is a slimmed-down version of the main TikTok app that lets users earn rewards.