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- TikTok breached its own guidelines
- impose punishment on TikTok
- impose punishment on TikTok
The
UK data regulator has fined TikTok £12.7 million ($15.9 million) for
many violations of data protection rules, including the improper use of
children's personal information.
TikTok breached its own guidelines
According to the UK's
Information Commissioner's Office, TikTok broke its own guidelines by
allowing more than a million minors under the age of 13 to use its
platform in 2020.
On Tuesday, the ICO claimed that TikTok had not
done enough to verify the ages of its users, had not taken steps to
remove minors, and had not offered enough transparency on the collection
and use of user data. Infractions occurring between May 2018 and July
2020 are subject to the monetary penalty.
The UK's Information
Commissioner, John Edwards, has stated, "There are regulations in place
to make sure your children are as secure in the digital world as they
are in the real world." TikTok did not follow such regulations.
"TikTok should have known better," he said. If only TikTok had succeeded more!
TikTok disagrees with the ICO's decision, according to a business spokeswoman and who told that the firm "invest[s] extensively to assist keep under 13s off the internet."
The representative said that the
platform's safety is ensured by a staff of 40,000 people who work
nonstop to ensure the community's well-being.
impose punishment on TikTok
The penalty was levied as a growing number of Western nations abandoned the Chinese-owned video streaming service.
Prohibition of use TikTok
Earlier
on Tuesday, Australia's attorney-general declared that the nation will
prohibit TikTok usage on government equipment "as soon as practical,"
citing security concerns.
The governments of the United States,
UK, and Canada have all declared similar prohibitions, and as of late
March, the app was scheduled to be withdrawn from all smartphones inside
New Zealand's parliament.
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