TikTok is to open a European Transparency and Accountability Centre in Ireland, providing experts with a way to learn about the company’s moderation systems, processes, and policies. TikTok said the centre in Ireland will be fully operational by 2022. However, questions have been raised about data privacy on the platform. Last month, the State’s data privacy watchdog said it was engaging with TikTok to see whether the user data of EU citizens is being sent to China. The hub made the Irish operation TikTok’s third regional centre, enabling it to operate a localised approach to content policy.

Source: The Irish Times April 27, 2021 03:56 UTC