Privacy watchdogs in Europe have fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) after
finding that the social platform infringed the GDPR when processing children’s
data.
finding that the social platform infringed the GDPR when processing children’s
data.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) analyzed the design practices
implemented by TikTok in the context of two pop-up notifications shown to
children aged 13 to 17 – namely the Registration pop-up and the Video Posting
pop-up.
The board, working alongside supervisory authorities, found both pop-ups failed
to present options to