Brazil’s data protection authority has fined TikTok parent ByteDance nearly $30 million for allegedly failing to adequately protect the personal data of children and teenagers. The decision is part of Brazil’s recent efforts to strengthen safeguards for minors on social media. Regulators said TikTok breached data protection law for both logged-in users and people browsing the platform as guests.
The authority said TikTok may have processed data from at least 8 million children and adolescents without sufficient safeguards or a valid legal basis. Its decision also cited structural weaknesses in the platform’s age-verification system. Regulators expressed particular concern about TikTok’s logged-out feed, which allows people to view videos and other content without creating an account or signing in.
ByteDance has been given 10 days to appeal the decision. Alongside the fine, TikTok was ordered to delete all unlawfully collected data and develop a more effective, coordinated framework to protect minors’ information. Brazilian authorities recently also ordered Discord to suspend live-streaming nationwide over concerns involving the online safety of children and teenagers.
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