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EU Accuses TikTok and Meta of Violating Digital Services Act Transparency Requirements

The European Commission has preliminarily determined that both TikTok and Meta violated transparency obligations under the landmark Digital Services Act. According to the findings, the companies failed to provide adequate researcher access to public data and proper content moderation tools.

Preliminary Findings Against Tech Giants

The European Commission has announced preliminary findings that both TikTok and Meta Platforms violated key transparency requirements under the EU’s landmark Digital Services Act (DSA), according to official statements released Friday. Sources indicate the executive arm of the European Union determined both companies breached their obligations regarding researcher access to public data, marking one of the first major enforcement actions under the new digital regulations.

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Bayer CEO’s Management-Free Model Tests Corporate Limits With 90,000 Employees

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer is conducting one of corporate history’s most ambitious organizational experiments under CEO Bill Anderson. The company’s “Dynamic Shared Ownership” model reportedly has 90,000 employees working without traditional bosses in a bid to eliminate bureaucracy and save billions.

The Great Flattening Goes Radical

Major corporations worldwide are increasingly cutting middle management layers in what analysts suggest is becoming known as the “Great Flattening” trend. Companies including Amazon, Meta, Walmart, UPS, and Estée Lauder have made headlines for reducing management hierarchies in pursuit of greater efficiency, according to industry reports.