TikTok was hit with a legal claim in Britain accusing the video-sharing app of illegally collecting personal data from millions of children in Europe. The claim "alleges that TikTok and ByteDance have violated UK and EU children's data protection law, and deceived parents about how exposed their children's private information is when they use the app". TikTok was hit with a legal claim in Britain on Wednesday accusing the video-sharing app of illegally collecting personal data from millions of children in Europe. The claim "alleges that TikTok and ByteDance have violated UK and EU children's data protection law (GDPR), and deceived parents about how exposed their children's private information is when they use the app". The claim also referred to recent hefty fines handed down to TikTok in the United States and South Korea following child data cases.

Source: News 24 April 22, 2021 16:07 UTC