Media watchdog launches TikTok and LinkedIn investigations over illegal content reporting concerns

The investigations centre around the illegal content reporting mechanisms of TikTok and LinkedIn. File photo

Ireland’s media regulator has begun new investigations into tech giants TikTok and LinkedIn amid concerns of “dark patterns” around how people report illegal content on their platforms.

In its second such announcement in as many months, Coimisiún na Meán said it has concerns over both social media platforms’ illegal content reporting mechanisms, and there may be “deceptive interface designs” associated with them.