TikTok pays £12.7m UK fine over child data handling

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 04:19 · Archive

TikTok has abandoned its appeal against a £12.7m fine imposed by the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK's Information Commissioner's Office after dropping its appeal against a 2023 ruling. The watchdog had penalised the social media platform for failing to enforce its minimum age limit of 13 and for inadequate checks on users' ages. TikTok maintains it disagrees with the watchdog's findings.

How it is being reported

• TikTok drops appeal over £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platformVideo app was punished by UK watchdog for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage users TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform. The video app was punished by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2023 for inadequate checks of who was using the platform and failing to remove underage users. Continue reading...The Guardian · 24 Sept, 16:00
• Tiktok to pay £12.7m UK child privacy fine despite disputing watchdog findingsTiktok will pay a £12.7m UK fine over its handling of children’s data after abandoning a three-year legal challenge, despite maintaining that it disagrees with the privacy watchdog’s findings. The social media giant has withdrawn its appeal against a penalty imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2023, making the fine final. A Tiktok [...]City AM · 24 Sept, 12:55
• TikTok to pay £12.7m fine over child data concerns after dropping appealThe Information Commissioner’s Office originally imposed the fine in 2023 before the firm launched an appeal.Independent Tech · 24 Sept, 12:28

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