UK data watchdog fines TikTok £12.7M for failing to protect kids
Fresh off the back of an embarrassing"grilling" by US Congress on national security grounds, TikTok has received a more concrete reprimand from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office – a fine of £12.7 million for"misusing children's data."
As anyone familiar with TikTok knows, it's not a healthy environment for pre-teens thanks to its bizarre gamut of user-generated content. Heck, it's not a healthy environment for any age. The ICO accused TikTok of failing to carry out adequate checks to identify and remove under-aged kids from the platform. During its investigation, the ICO cited internal concerns among senior employees that children under 13 were not being removed, and the watchdog deemed TikTok's response inadequate.
Providing its services to UK children under the age of 13 and processing their personal data without consent or authorisation from their parents or carers;
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