In light of a legal inquiry by the European Union, TikTok, a Chinese-owned video-sharing company, has announced that it is willingly ending the rewards program for its brand-new TikTok Lite app.
The program in question is a part of TikTok Lite, a version of the main app that uses less data and has a feature that pays users money for using the app’s features and engaging with TikTok content.
Following the European Commission’s announcement on Monday that it may impose fines and a forced suspension due to worries that the feature may encourage users to connect with the platform more, TikTok said that it was “voluntarily” stopping the rewards program.
