Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations
Summary
Brazil’s data protection authority has fined TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, nearly $30 million for mishandling the personal data of children and teens. The authority said TikTok collected and used young users’ information without proper legal permission or safety measures, especially from users browsing without accounts.Key Facts
- TikTok was fined about $30 million by Brazil’s data protection agency.
- The fine is due to violations of privacy laws related to children and teenagers’ data.
- TikTok collected personal data from both logged-in users and those browsing as guests.
- The regulator said TikTok processed data from around 8 million children in Brazil.
- TikTok’s age-check system was found to be weak and allowed minors easy access.
- The company must delete all illegally collected data and improve protections for young users.
- A special “logged-out feed” feature lets people browse without accounts, skipping age verification; this feature is active in Brazil but not in the US or Europe.
- The regulator gave TikTok 10 days to appeal the decision.
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