The UK ICO says it is investigating how TikTok uses 13 to 17-year-olds' personal data for content suggestions, and how Reddit and Imgur verify child users' ages
The watchdog said it is probing how ByteDance's short-form video-sharing platform TikTok uses 13-17-year-olds' personal information to suggest content in their feed.
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The investigation into TikTok will consider how the platform uses personal information of 13-17 year olds to make recommendations to them and deliver content to their feed. [image]
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The investigations into Imgur and Reddit will consider: ➡️ how the platforms use UK children's personal information ➡️ how they use age assurance measures to estimate or verify ages. Learn more: https://ico.org.uk/....
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UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over childrens personal data practices