TikTok drops its appeal and will pay a £12.7m fine for failing to keep under-13s off the platform
According to The Guardian Business, TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children under 13 off the platform. The ICO punished TikTok in 2023 for inadequate checks of who was using the platform and failing to remove underage users.
Key facts
- 01TikTok will pay £12.7m to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
- 02The Information Commissioner’s Office ruled in 2023 that TikTok performed inadequate age checks and failed to remove underage users.
- 03TikTok dropped its appeal against the ruling.
- 04The incident involves the UK data watchdog and enforcement actions against TikTok.
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- TikTok drops appeal over £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform · The Guardian Business