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TikTok Fined in the UK For Not Doing Enough to Check Children's Age

         

engine

3:23 pm on Apr 4, 2023 (gmt 0)

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TikTok has been fined 12.7 million by the UK's regulator, the ICO, for failing to do enough to verify children's ages. It's estimated up to 1.4 million under 13's used TikTok in 2020.

"While we disagree with the ICO's decision, which relates to May 2018 - July 2020, we are pleased that the fine announced today has been reduced to under half the amount proposed last year. We will continue to review the decision and are considering next steps."


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TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children's data
The data regulator finds TikTok "did not do enough" to check the ages of who was using their platform.

not2easy

3:57 pm on Apr 4, 2023 (gmt 0)

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How hard would it be to ensure that a user enters a birth year when they create an account?

graeme_p

4:13 pm on Apr 4, 2023 (gmt 0)

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They do ask for date of birth.

The UK (and a number of other countries) are pushing for identity verification - so no more anonymous accounts.

lucy24

4:26 pm on Apr 4, 2023 (gmt 0)

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How hard would it be to ensure that a user enters a birth year when they create an account?
Thereby weeding out the under-13s who dont have the rudimentary common sense to lie about their age, or the basic arithmetic skills to make up a suitable date?

engine

7:54 am on Apr 5, 2023 (gmt 0)

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I think the challenge here is that the company has T&Cs that state users must be over 13, yet they don't check it.

In my limited experience of testing TikTok, i'd be very concerned about that all-to-easy easy access to somewhat risqu content.

graeme_p

10:51 am on Apr 24, 2023 (gmt 0)

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@engine not sure about current situation, but once the Online Safety Bill is passed everyone will have to verify the identify of all users.

I am waiting for a leak of which users watch what from #*$! sites - no doubt we can then compile lists of MPs, judges, CEOs, celebrities etc. by orientation, fetish etc.

graeme_p

10:53 am on Apr 24, 2023 (gmt 0)

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That was p*rn sites. I forgot about the filter here. How that is a bad word I do not know - it is used in the news, legislatures, the courts, by the most puritanical of people when they want to oppose it...!

lucy24

6:06 pm on Apr 24, 2023 (gmt 0)

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It's especially entertaining when an unwitting Thai member's name turns into, say, Chulalong#*$!.

Has anyone arrived at a bright idea about how, exactly, to verify the age of a visitor to a website?
 


 


 


 

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