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EU opens new probe into TikTok data transfer to ChinaAn Irish regulator has initiated an investigation into TikTok regarding the transfer of European users' personal data to servers located in...
TikTok fined €530 million by EU regulator over data protectionTikTok said it strongly contested the finding and that it has used the EU's own legal framework, specifically so-called standard contractua...
UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children's personal data practicesThe watchdog said it is probing how ByteDance's short-form video-sharing platform TikTok uses 13-17-year-olds' personal information to sugg...
Pakistani influencer Maryam Faisal's alleged private video leaked online, 5th case in 5 weeksPakistani celebrities continue to face privacy breaches. TikTok star Maryam Faisal is the latest to be targeted following leaks of an alleg...
TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programmeTikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to ...
EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breachesThe European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), which applies to all online platforms since Feb. 17, requires in particular very large onl...
TikTok fined $370 million over handling of children's data in EuropeIt is the first time ByteDance-owned TikTok has been reprimanded by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, the lead regulator in the EU fo...
Montana is banning TikTok. But can the state enforce the law and fend off lawsuits?TikTok is challenging Montana's first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for people to use the social media app in the state. It's the s...
Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential banThe disconnect illustrates the uphill battle that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle face in trying to convince the public that China c...
Why TikTok is being banned on gov't phones in US and beyondThe United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned s...
TikTok promises to ramp up fight against disinformation in EUPresenting its progress report on what it did to live up to a beefed-up EU code of practice on disinformation in the past six months, TikTo...
TikTok faces ban in universities in US. Here's why, check full listSeveral universities in the US have announced restrictions on access to TikTok, citing concerns about national security and data privacy.
US state sues TikTok over safety and security breachesThe US state of Indiana has sued popular social media app TikTok over safety and security breaches.
UK could fine TikTok $29 million for failing to protect children's privacyThe Information Commissioner's Office has issued TikTok and TikTok Information Technologies UK Ltd with a "notice of intent", the regulator...
TikTok delays changes to privacy policy over Europe data concernsThe Italian watchdog had informed Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) of TikTok's potential breaches of EU data rules. The Irish bod...
Italy's watchdog warns TikTok about alleged breach of EU privacy rulesTikTok had told users in recent weeks that it was going to deliver targeted advertising to them but had not requested consent for using dat...
TikTok to government: Ready to store data locallyTikTok and Helo were among the 59 Chinese apps that were blocked by the government on June 29 over various charges, including for "engaging...