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
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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