DUBLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Ireland’s media regulator began investigations into TikTok and LinkedIn on Tuesday over concerns that their illegal content reporting mechanisms are not easy to access or do not allow people to report child sexual abuse material anonymously.

The probes were opened by the regulator in its new role supervising the compliance of platforms established in Ireland with the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). They will assess suspected contravention of parts of the law.

Many large tech multinationals have their European headquarters in Ireland. If a provider is found in violation of the DSA, the Irish regulator can fine it up to 6% of its annual turnover.

The investigations into TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, and Microsoft’s LinkedIn, stem from a review

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