The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok $367 million. It was reported that the penalty was imposed because the company violated the privacy of children.
TikTok, which rose to the top among social media platforms with its short video format, was fined for using children’s data. Punishment, Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) came by.
Irish regulators sued the company for breaches of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 367 million dollars He punished. Additionally, the platform was asked to make its data processing compliant with GDPR within three months. The fine was the highest fine TikTok has ever received from regulators.
TikTok is said to be violating children’s privacy
The decision follows DPC investigations dating back to 2020. Officials said that the accounts of new young users who joined the application at that time were deactivated by default. “Open to everyone”, so that everyone can see children’s videos and comment on them. Let’s not forget to add that TikTok made the accounts of users aged 13-15 “private” by default in 2021.
Additionally, the regulator noted that TikTok ““Family Match” It also says that the feature is not working properly. This feature allowed children’s accounts to be linked to a separate adult’s account. This way, parents could manage their accounts by doing things like restricting screen time, messages, or content.
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A TikTok spokesperson stated in a statement that they did not agree with the decision, especially the level of the fine. The spokesperson stated that the things mentioned were based on features and settings that were available three years ago, and that the platform had taken the necessary precautions.