TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
Summary
TikTok has agreed to pay a £12.7 million fine to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after stopping an appeal against a ruling that the app did not do enough to stop children under 13 from using it. The ICO had found TikTok failed to properly check user ages, remove underage users, and get parental consent.Key Facts
- The ICO fined TikTok £12.7 million for not keeping children under 13 off the platform.
- TikTok’s minimum age is 13, but up to 1.75 million UK children under 13 used it in 2020.
- TikTok failed to provide clear information on how it collects and uses user data.
- TikTok did not get permission from parents before collecting data from children.
- TikTok stopped appealing after the fine, saying it disagreed with the ruling but had made changes since 2020.
- TikTok also withdrew an appeal related to how its algorithm handles teens’ personal data and harmful content.
- The UK government will enforce a new age limit of 16 for social media next year.
- Other countries like Australia have seen under-16 users bypass age restrictions on social media.
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