Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Financial year: Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
33
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
Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, AI Act, Regulation on the Detection, Removal and Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse Online, Regulation on Transparency of Political Advertising, EU Code of Conduct on Illegal Hate Speech Online, EU Code of Practice on Disinformation.
Address
Head Office
C/o WeWork 5 Harcourt Road
Dublin D02 FW64
IRELANDEU Office
Avenue des Arts 44
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 16 Sep 2022
Name Start date End Date Eugene MCQUAID 04 Aug 2023 02 Aug 2024 Justina TREIGYTE 01 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2024 Aedin CONBOY 01 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2024 Caroline GREER 01 Nov 2023 31 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
4 full-time staff in Brussels (as of June 2022), with additional staff in other European office locations being involved in EU affairs on a part-time basis.
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/)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
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€ - 299,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount fti consulting belgium 200,000€ - 299,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name fti consulting belgium Closed year Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
As well as public consultation responses, we note the following communication initiatives:
- DSA: https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/creating-a-safe-environment-for-our-european-community/
- Code of Practice on Disinformation: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/fourth-set-reports-fighting-covid-19-disinformation-monitoring-programme
- Code of Conduct on Hate Speech: https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/combatting-discrimination/racism-and-xenophobia/eu-code-conduct-countering-illegal-hate-speech-online_enOther activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
33 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.
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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 - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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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 - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Marie Frenay (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 - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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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 - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - DOT Europe
- Newsback
- Twitter International Unlimited Company
- Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (f/k/a Facebook Ireland Limited)
- Avaaz Foundation
- Microsoft Corporation
- Reporters sans frontières
- Fundación Maldita.es contra la desinformación: periodismo, educación investigación y datos en nuevos formatos
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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 - Avaaz Foundation
- Microsoft Corporation
- Twitter International Unlimited Company
- DOT Europe
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (f/k/a Facebook Ireland Limited)
- Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe
- Newsback
- Fundación Maldita.es contra la desinformación: periodismo, educación investigación y datos en nuevos formatos
- Reporters sans frontières
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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 - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
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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)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP,DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists -
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 - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Terence Zakka (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Meetings