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TikTok fined $16 million in UK for misusing kids’ data as scrutiny of Chinese-owned app intensifies

TikTok fined $16 million in UK for misusing kids' data as scrutiny of Chinese-owned app intensifies

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TikTok has been fined £12.7 ($15.9) million by U.K. privacy regulators for failing to protect children’s data, in a fresh blow to the Chinese-owned app as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators.

The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that it was fining TikTok for “a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing…


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