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TikTok's Teen Data Use Probed by UK Regulators

ID: 7b34aef0-342e-5dab-8330-7ba2d7901a85

STIX ID: report--7b34aef0-342e-5dab-8330-7ba2d7901a85

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Date Published: 2025-03-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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The UK Information Commissioner's Office has launched investigations into TikTok, Imgur, and Reddit to determine whether their recommendation algorithms use teenagers' personal data and whether they comply with the 2021 children's code requiring age-assurance and protections from harmful content; the brief also recounts previous regulatory actions and fines against TikTok but does not describe a technical security incident.

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