UK watchdog (Information commissioner) to investigate TikTok, Reddit and Imgur over use of children’s data.
UK watchdog (Information commissioner) to investigate TikTok, Reddit and Imgur over use of children’s data.
ico.org.uk Investigations announced into how social media and video sharing platforms use UK children’s personal information
ICO investigating how TikTok uses 13–17-year-olds' personal information to make recommendations to them. Regulator also announces it is investigating how Reddit and Imgur assess the age of their child UK users
- We are investigating how TikTok uses 13–17-year-olds' personal information to make recommendations to them
- We also announce we are investigating how Reddit and Imgur assess the age of their child UK users
- Investigations are part of our wider interventions into how social media and video sharing platforms use children's data
