The United Kingdom examines the safety of Chidren on Tiktok and Reddit
The UK Information Commissioner (ICO) Commissioner has announced that it is Investigation of how tiktok, reddit and imgur protect children on their platforms.
Tiktok probe looks at how the platform uses personal data from young users (13 to 17 years) for recommendations and proposed content while investigating the investigation of Reddit And Imgur focuses on how platforms use the personal information of children and how they use measures that evaluate or confirm the age of the child.
"If social media and video sharing platforms want to take advantage of work in the UK, they must comply with the Data Protection Act," Committee for Information of Obstander John Edwards. "The responsibility of keeping children safe online lies firmly on the door of the companies offering these services, and my office is unwavering in my commitment to holding them." The United Kingdom still does not know if these companies have violated personal data protection.
In 2023 ICO handed over a 12.7 million pounds (16.1 million dollars) Tittok fine. The platform had allowed up to 1.4 million children under 13 in 2020 and used their data without the consent of the parents. The Bytedance -owned company also faced the reverse reaction in the United States around young users, with mixed results.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/uk-watchdogdog-investigates-chidrens-safty-on-tiktok-nddit-153052793.html?
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