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TikTok faces billion-pound lawsuit over use of children s data

TikTok faces billion-pound lawsuit over use of children’s data Image: © kovop58/Stock.adobe.com The legal challenge is being taken by a former children’s commissioner in the UK and claims TikTok is wrongly collecting data on children. A former children’s commissioner in England is leading a billion-pound legal challenge against TikTok over how the company collects data on users under the age of 18. Anne Longfield has launched the legal proceedings on behalf of “millions” of children in the UK and Europe and is seeking compensation of thousands of pounds for each user. The challenge is alleging that TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have unlawfully collected and processed data on children over the last three years without correct consent from children or parents.

TikTok Sued Over Use of Minors Data - Infosecurity Magazine

TikTok Sued Over Use of Minors’ Data Video-sharing social networking service TikTok is being sued for billions of dollars over its alleged mishandling of children s data.  TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has more than 800 million users worldwide. Internal company data from July 2020 reported by the  New York Times showed 18 million TikTok users were aged 14 years or younger. The claim against the company has been filed by Anne Longfield, children s commissioner for England, on behalf of the millions of minors in the UK and the EU who have used TikTok since May 25, 2018, whether they have a TikTok account or not. 

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