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TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

TikTok has been fined €345m by the Irish Data Protection Commission for privacy breaches, including making teenagers' accounts publicly viewable by default and allowing children under 13 to sign up.
TikTok disputes the findings, stating that it had already made changes to address the issues before the investigation began in September 2021. The company updated its family pairing feature and made under-16s' accounts private by default.
The Irish Data Protection Commission has been criticized for being slow in its investigations, but this fine is larger than previous penalties issued by the regulator. There is an ongoing investigation into whether TikTok illegally transferred data from the EU to China.

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BBC News

TikTok fined €345m over children's data privacy

The complaint concerned how the social media app handled children's data in 2020.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

TikTok is Hit with $368 Million Fine Under Europe's Strict Data Privacy Rules

Ireland's Data Protection Commission says it was fining TikTok 345 million euros and reprimanding the platform for the violations dating to the second half of 2020

3 months ago·India

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The Guardian

TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts

Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules

The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos.

3 months ago·India

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The Independent

TikTok fined 345m euro by watchdog over use of children’s data

App was built so that children’s accounts were made public, regulators said

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

TikTok Fined $370 Million Over Child Data Breach In Europe

TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday. The Chinese-owned short-video platform, which has grown rapidly among teenagers around the world in recent years, breached a number of EU privacy laws between July 31, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) said i…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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