TikTok faces $29m fine for 'failing to protect UK kids' privacy'
TikTok faces a £27 million fine following a British government investigation that found the Chinese media giant may have breached UK data protection laws and failed to protect children's privacy.
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office on Monday said it issued a notice of intent to TikTok and its TikTok Information Technologies UK entity alleging the internet goliath breached British rules between May 2018 and July 2020. A notice of intent precedes a potential fine from the regulator.by the tech giant, which reportedly generates billions in revenue a year.
Additionally, TikTok didn't provide information to users in a"concise, transparent and easily understood way," the regulator said. "We all want children to be able to learn and experience the digital world, but with proper data privacy protections," Information Commissioner John Edwards said in a ."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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