By Lawrence Matheson TikTok is under investigation by the European Union for possibly breaking new digital rules aimed at making social media safer. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has started formal proceedings to see if TikTok has broken the Digital Services Act, which came into effect last year. This act includes rules to make it easier to report harmful or illegal content like hate speech, give users other options to algorithmic recommendations and ban ads aimed at children. The commission is looking at whether TikTok is doing enough to control “systemic risks” that com…