Published: September 18th, 2023,
Last updated: September 19th, 2023
The Irish data protection supervisory authority DPC has imposed a heavy fine on the operator of the online video service TikTok, which is particularly popular with children, teenagers and young adults: the operator is now to pay €345 million. This was announced by the authority on Friday afternoon. The reason is the provider’s handling of the data of children under 17. In the proceedings, which have been running since 2020, the Irish supervisory authority was once again obliged via the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to take a tougher approach – also at the instigation of German supervisory authorities.