TikTok: Record fine for video sharing app over children’s data

 

[text_block id=”fa6816716da0752887f098f6fd7fe518″ content=”‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›a class‹´›‹²›amp-o-byline__name‹²› href‹´›‹²›https://www.bbc.com/news/correspondents/davelee‹²›‹˜›By Dave Lee‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›em class‹´›‹²›amp-o-byline__title‹²›‹˜›North America technology reporter.‹¨›/em‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p class‹´›‹²›amp-o-paragraph–bold‹²›‹˜›‹¨›strong‹˜›Short-form video sharing app TikTok has been handed the largest ever fine for a US case involving children‹¯›nbsp;‹¨›/strong‹˜›‹¨›strong‹˜›‹³›‹¯›nbsp;‹¨›/strong‹˜›‹¨›strong‹˜›s data privacy.‹¨›/strong‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p class‹´›‹²›amp-o-paragraph‹²›‹˜›The company has agreed to pay $5.7m (£4.3m) and implement new measures to handle users who say they are under 13.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p class‹´›‹²›amp-o-paragraph‹²›‹˜›The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the Musical.ly app, which was later acquired and incorporated into TikTok, knowingly hosted content published by underage users.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p class‹´›‹²›amp-o-paragraph‹²›‹˜›It has ordered TikTok to delete the data.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p class‹´›‹²›amp-o-paragraph‹²›‹˜›Additionally, as of Wednesday, TikTok users in the US will be required to verify their age when they open the app.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The BBC has the full story:‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-47396767‹²› target‹´›‹²›_blank‹²› rel‹´›‹²›noopener‹²›‹˜›https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-47396767‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›i‹˜›Follow Dave Lee on Twitter‹¯›nbsp;‹¨›/i‹˜›‹¨›a class‹´›‹²›amp-o-link‹²› href‹´›‹²›http://twitter.com/daveleebbc‹²›‹˜›@DaveLeeBBC‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›#Tiktok, #Children, #App, #Video-sharing, #Fines, #Privacy,‹¨›/p‹˜›” paragraph_whitespace=”true” text_size=”” line_height=”” text_color=”” margin=”0px 0px 15px 0px” class=”” __fw_editor_shortcodes_id=”220c9e69a99728e94fd1b4ad3d0f4fcb” _fw_coder=”aggressive”][/text_block]