2023-09-17 22:04:10
The European Union has imposed a fine of 345 million euros on the social network TikTok for violating its data protection rules (GDPR) in the processing of information concerning minors.
TikTok will have to bring its operations into compliance within three months, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting on behalf of the EU, announced in a press release.
The offenses concerned relate to the period between July 31 and December 31, 2020.
The Irish authority notes in particular in its decision that the registration of children on the platform was done in such a way that their accounts were defined as public by default.
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Other problems related to the “family connection” mode, which allows you to link a parent’s TikTok account to that of their teenager. According to the decision, the company notably did not verify whether the associated user was actually the parent or guardian.
In addition, if the platform is in theory reserved for users aged at least 13, the DPC considers that TikTok did not properly take into account the risks posed to younger people who still managed to create an account.
TikTok “respectfully disagrees with the decision, in particular the level of the fine imposed”, reacted a spokesperson, specifying that the company “evaluates the next steps”, without commenting on the possibility of appealing .
The company claims to closely monitor the age of its users, and notably indicates that it deleted nearly 17 million accounts worldwide in the first three months of 2023 alone because they were suspected of belonging to people under 13 years old.
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