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TikTok withdraws appeal against UK child-safety fine
12.7MGBP
Fine imposed on TikTok by the Information Commissioner's Office
TikTok will pay a £12.7m UK fine after withdrawing its appeal against an Information Commissioner’s Office ruling over inadequate safeguards for under-13 users. It also withdrew an appeal over an information request concerning its algorithm and teenage users.
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TikTok withdrew its appeal against the Information Commissioner's Office ruling over its handling of under-13 users.
“after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform”
- 12.7MGBP
Fine imposed on TikTok by the Information Commissioner's Office
“TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog”
The Information Commissioner's Office punished TikTok in 2023 for inadequate age checks and failure to remove underage users.
“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.”