TikTok to Pay £12.7m Fine After Dropping Appeal Over Under‑13 Enforcement
Guardian Technology1 min read109 words
TikTok has agreed to pay a £12.7 million fine after the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), ruled that the video‑sharing app failed to keep children under 13 off its platform. The company has dropped its appeal against the ruling.
The ICO’s 2023 decision cited TikTok’s inadequate checks on user age and its failure to remove underage users. As a result, the app will pay the fine imposed by the watchdog.
TikTok will pay a £12.7 million fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.
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