Skip to content

Past Age-Assurance Failures: “TikTok Should Have Known Better. TikTok Should Have Done Better”

Entertainment Law Review, August 2023

The message from the UK Information Commissioner John Edwards in a video published on 4 April 2023 adds to what has already been a busy year for TikTok. The £12.7 million fine from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) concerns the unlawful processing of data of children under the age of 13 without parental consent1 in breach of the UK GDPR.2 This comes in the wake of the UK Government’s ban of the TikTok app on official mobile phones following a security review of the platform,3 after similar steps were taken by the European Commission and the US Government earlier this year.

Download full article

Our views, reports and trends observed

Our Latest Insights

UK GDPR Extraterritoriality: Scope clarified as Clearview AI wins appeal

December 2023 issue of PLC Magazine Alex Dittel and Maya de Silva discuss the Clearview AI appeal in this article, which first appeared in the...

From Safe Harbour to Data Bridge: Where there is trade there is a will

Privacy Laws & Business, Issue 130, November 2023 Partner Alex Dittel warns that UK businesses may still need comprehensive contracts with their US counterparts to...

Past Age-Assurance Failures: “TikTok Should Have Known Better. TikTok Should Have Done Better”

Entertainment Law Review, August 2023 The message from the UK Information Commissioner John Edwards in a video published on 4 April 2023 adds to what...

Built by WildPress