The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has slapped TikTok with a £12.7
million fine for failing to keep users under the age of 13 from accessing its
platform and “misusing children’s data.”
million fine for failing to keep users under the age of 13 from accessing its
platform and “misusing children’s data.”
Although it has a policy that prohibits children under 13 from using its
service, the social media platform needed to have properly enforced it.
According to ICO estimates, roughly 1.4 million children were using TikTok in
the UK alone in 2020.
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