Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations

Owner ByteDance ordered to erase illegally obtained child data in Brazil as crackdown on tech giants intensifies.

The social network failed to block under-16s and mishandled personal data, according to a report by Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD).

Brazil’s data protection authority fined ByteDance US$30 million on Tuesday over its handling of children’s data on TikTok, the largest penalty it has imposed since it was created in 2020. The National Data Protection Authority, known as the ANPD, found five breaches of Brazil’s data protection law and gave ByteDance 1

Brazil's data protection authority fined TikTok owner ByteDance $29.8 million for unlawfully processing personal data of children and adolescents .

Brazil’s data protection authority ANPD has imposed fines adding up to BRL 153.7 million on ByteDance Brasil Tecnologia, the company responsible for the TikTok platform in Brazil, for violations related to the profiles of children and adolescents. The penalty was made public Tuesday (Aug. 25). In addition to the fine,

Brazil’s data protection regulator on Tuesday fined TikTok parent company ByteDance more than 153 million reais (nearly US$30 million) because of alleged failures in the handling of personal data of children and teenagers.

Brazil fines TikTok owner ByteDance for unlawful processing of teenagers' data  Reuters

Brazilian data protection regulator fines TikTok's owner nearly $30 million over safety of minors  AP News

Brazil’s data protection regulator has fined TikTok parent company ByteDance more than 153 million reais or nearly $30 million because of alleged failures in the handling of personal data of children and teenagers

The platform will be required to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to children under 16, strengthen parental supervision systems, and implement stricter content filters, according to Brazil's National Data Protection Agency.

The platform will be required to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to children under 16, strengthen parental supervision systems, and implement stricter content filters, according to Brazil's National Data Protection Agency.

ByteDance processed minors’ personal information unlawfully and failed to have adequate safeguards.

Brazil’s government fined TikTok owner ByteDance Co Ltd. 153.7 million reais ($29.8 million) over its handling of children’s and teenagers’ personal data, reflecting scrutiny of how online platforms protect minors.

TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to settle a lawsuit alleging its platform violated children‘s privacy, marking one of the largest-ever settlements over the issue.