Tue Sep 27, 2022 – 4:37 pm EDT
WILMSLOW, England (LifeSiteNews) — TikTok is currently facing a possible 27 million-pound (29 million-dollar) fine for allegedly failing to protect the privacy of children using their platform.
On Monday, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a U.K. privacy watchdog, accused Chinese social media giant TikTok of having breached the nation’s Data Protection Act 2018 by reportedly processing the data of countless children who use the app without parental consent.
“We all want children to be able to learn and experience the digital world, but with proper data privacy protections,” said John Edwards, the U.K. Information Commissioner. “Companies providing digital services have a legal duty to put those protections in place but our provisional view is that TikTok fell short of meeting that requirement.”
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According to a statement on the ICO’s website, a “notice of intent” was sent to both TikTok Inc. and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited, warning the social media platform of the potential fine and informing them their conduct “may have breached UK data protection law, failing to protect children’s privacy
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