Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.4 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
38
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
TikTok Technology Ltd (TikTok)
EU Transparency Register
165202837974-32 First registered on 28 Apr 2020
Goals / Remit
TikTok is a leading destination for short-form mobile videos and our company mission is to inspire creativity and create joy. TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance Ltd, is a global technology company which operates a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures and geographies.
Main EU files targeted
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) - and related Codes and Guidelines
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) - and related Codes and Guidelines
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive)
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications)
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR)
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of GDPR
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act)
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2)
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on copyright in the Digital Single Market
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REPORT on addictive design of online services and consumer protection
EUROPEAN COMMISSION initiative on Digital Fairness – Fitness Check on EU Consumer Law
EUROPEAN COMMISSION COMMUNICATION: an EU initiative on virtual worlds: a head start in the next technological transition
Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online
The Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation
Code on Age Appropriate Design
EU Cookie PledgeAddress
Head Office
The Sorting OfficeRopemaker Place
Dublin D02 HD23
IRELANDEU Office
Avenue des Arts 44
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 50% 1 25% 2 10% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Aedín Conboy 20 Sep 2024 20 Sep 2025 Eugene Vincent McQuaid 20 Sep 2024 20 Sep 2025 Caroline GREER 17 Sep 2024 17 Sep 2025 Eugene MCQUAID 04 Aug 2023 04 Aug 2024 Justina TREIGYTE 01 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Aedin CONBOY 01 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Caroline GREER 01 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Justina TREIGYTE 10 Nov 2022 01 Nov 2023 Aedin CONBOY 09 Nov 2022 01 Nov 2023 Caroline GREER 09 Nov 2022 01 Nov 2023 Justina TREIGYTE 09 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2022 Aedin CONBOY 09 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2022 Caroline GREER 09 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2022 Complementary Information
TikTok is not reporting on de minimis covered lobbying activity (5% or less of an employee’s total time spent engaging in covered lobbying activities).
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
DOT Europe (https://doteurope.eu/)
Digital Europe (https://www.digitaleurope.org/)
European Internet Forum (https://www.internetforum.eu/)
CERRE (https://cerre.eu/)
EPC (https://www.epc.eu)
CEPS (https://www.ceps.eu/)
Centre for Information Policy Leadership - CIPL (https://www.informationpolicycentre.com/)
IAB Europe (https://iabeurope.eu/)
International Association of Privacy Professionals - IAPP (https://iapp.org/)
Computers, Privacy and Data Protection - CPDP (https://www.cpdpconferences.org/)
Forum Europe (https://forum-europe.com/)Member organisations
N/a
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount fti consulting 400,000€ - 499,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name fti consulting belgium Closed year Costs
1,500,000€ - 1,749,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/tiktoks-compliance-with-the-dma
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/appealing-our-gatekeeper-designation-under-the-digital-markets-act
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/compliance-digital-services-act-eu
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/fulfilling-commitments-dsa-update
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/investing-in-community-resilience-against-harmful-misinformation
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/tiktoks-continued-commitment-to-combating-disinformation-under-the-eu-code-of-practice
N.B other posts may appear on the corporate newsroom from time to time: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
38 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 26 Nov 2024 Location videoconference call Subject Risks in elections Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Diana-ioana Vlad-calcic (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2024 Location Brussels (VTC) Subject presentation of projects Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jun 2024 Location videoconference call Subject elections, disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Eva Hrncirova (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 May 2024 Location Los Angeles Subject elections, protection of minors, disinformation, DSA, AI, media Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 08 Apr 2024 Location Riga Subject Tech and Russian independent media Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 07 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Data protection, Digital Markets Act, Disinformation, Political Advertisement Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 06 Nov 2023 Location Videoconference Subject DSA, DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jul 2023 Location Videconference Subject DSA implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Digital Service Act, Digital Markets Act. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Liliane Giardino-karlinger (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject DSA, DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting, DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2023 Location Videoconference Subject DSA implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 10 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject DSA, disinformation. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jan 2023 Location CAB Johansson meeting room Subject CSA, TCO and radicalization online Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Code of conduct on hate speech, data protection, consumers protection Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Nov 2022 Location videoconference Subject Code of conduct against hate speech Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Nov 2022 Location videoconference Subject Code of conduct hate speech Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 May 2022 Location Davos Subject - current control of online content with view to preventing radicalisation & child sexual abuse Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of their activities in Europe, data protection and consumer protection. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
- Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Data policy and DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act, Data Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
- Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2021 Location VTC Subject Discussion about TikTok's measures and actions to prevent and counter the dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse material. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Monika Maglione (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Sep 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Platforms regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Sep 2021 Location video conferencing Subject consumer protection Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Code of Practice on disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Code of Practice, Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 22 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Disinformation COVID -19 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 16 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP,DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with platforms on DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Oct 2020 Location Brussels Subject Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2020 Location video conference Subject Intention by TikTok to join the EU Code of conduct on countering hate speech Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jul 2020 Location videoconference Subject Covid disinformation, EDAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 09 Jun 2020 Location videoconference Subject Discussion on the DSA consultation and measures taken to counter disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Terence Zakka (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)