TikTok Faces Massive €345 Million Penalty for Mishandling Kids’ Data Privacy

As a result of TikTok’s failure to shield underage users’ content from public view as well as violating EU data laws, the company has been fined €345 million (£296 million) for mishandling children’s accounts and for breaking the laws. 

Data watchdogs in Ireland, which oversee the Chinese video app TikTok across the EU, recently told legal watchdogs that the video app had violated multiple GDPR rules in its operation.

In its investigation, TikTok was found to have violated GDPR by making it mandatory for its users to place their accounts on a public setting by default; failing to give transparent information to child users; allowing a parent to view a child’s account using the “family pairing” option to enable direct messaging for those over 16; and not considering the risks to children who were placed on the platform in a public setting and not considering that. 

Children’s personal information was not sufficiently protected by the popular Chinese-owned app because it made its account public by default and did not adequately address the risks associated with under-13 users being able to access its platform, according to a decision published by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). 

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) said the company violated eight articles in the GDPR, the EU’s pri

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