Tag: child online protection
TikTok slapped with €345 million EU fine for privacy breaches
TikTok has been fined €345 million for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children’s personal data, EU industry regulator said. The Chinese-owned short-video platform,...
Meta provides protection for kids
Meta, which is under a huge amount of pressure over kids’ safety on its platforms, has announced new parental controls for Instagram and Messenger—while...
BREAKING: TikTok fined £12.7 million in UK for child data abuse
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today, April 4, 2023, announced that it had imposed a fine of £12.7 million on TikTok for violations...
TikTok faces £27-million fine in UK over children’s privacy breach
TikTok could face a £27 million ($29 million) fine in the U.K. over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to...
Child online safety: TikTok ‘Blackout Challenge’ allegedly kills seven kids
TikTok is facing multiple lawsuits from parents who say their children died of strangulation attempting the “blackout challenge,” after the app showed them videos...
Child protection online: Instagram tests new age-verification tech
Meta Platforms-owned Instagram revealed that it is testing two new options for age-verification on the photo-sharing app, in addition to allowing users to upload...