来自中国的短影音平台“抖音”（在海外叫TikTok），最早有外媒分析师称，使用后容易上瘾堪比吸毒，到后来各国政府纷纷证实“抖音”对人的实际危害超乎想像。
新闻来源：英文《大纪元时报》
TikTok Hit With $10.9 Million Fine in Italy for Failing to Protect Minors
The Italian antitrust regulator has fined TikTok roughly $10.94 million for failing to protect children and vulnerable people from harmful content on the popular video-sharing application.
In a statement published on Thursday, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said the firm has not implemented “appropriate mechanisms to monitor content published on the platform, particularly those that may threaten the safety of minors and vulnerable individuals.”
The Italian regulator launched an investigation into TikTok last March, saying that numerous videos on its platform showed young people adopting self-harming behavior, particularly content related to a trend called “French scar.” The TikTok challenge, which became viral in Italy last year, involves the act of continuously and violently squeezing the skin of one’s cheeks until causes lasting bruises on the cheekbones.
【译文】：
抖音危害儿童 遭意大利重罚1,090万欧元
意大利反垄断监管机构对TikTok（抖音海外版）处以约 1,094万欧元罚款，理由是它未尽保护儿童和弱势群体之责，透过流行影音共享应用程式（TikTok App）散布有害内容。
意大利竞争与市场管理局（AGCM）在周四的公开声明中表示，该公司未实施“适当机制以监控平台上发表的内容，尤其是可能威胁未成年人和弱势群体安全的内容”。
2023年3月，意大利监管机构对TikTok展开调查，称其平台上有大量影片显示年轻人在进行自残，尤其是与一种叫“法国疤痕”（French scar）的流行有关。这个“TikTok挑战”（The TikTok challenge）2023年开始在意大利流行，内容涉及持续大力捏夹自己脸颊皮肤，直到颧骨上出现持久瘀青的举动。
【单字/词解析】
fine，动词 /ˈfaɪn/ 罚款
自然发音：fine
英解：to charge someone an amount of money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
例句：Inspectors have the power to fine any passenger travelling without a ticket.（查票员有权对任何无票乘客罚款。）
implement，动词 /ˈɪmpləmənt/ 执行
自然发音：IM-ple-ment
英解：to start using a plan or system
例句：The government has implemented a new economic policy, but seemed to fail.（政府实施新的经济政策，但似乎失败了。）
minor，名词 /ˈmaɪ.nɚ/ 未成年人
自然发音：MI-nor
英解：someone who is too young to have the legal responsibilities of an adult
例句：The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.（法律禁止商店出售酒类给未成年人。）
bruise，名词 /ˈbruz/ 瘀青
自然发音：BRUI-z
英解：an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in color, often as a result of being hit by something
例句：She’s got a nasty bruise on her knee.（她膝盖上有一处严重的瘀青。）
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