Determine British authorities: Attack TikTok & Co. Our children?
Determine British authorities: Attack TikTok & Co. Our children?
Due to serious concerns about the protection of minors, Great Britain has initiated a comprehensive investigation against the popular online platforms Tikok, Reddit and Imgur. These measures were announced on Monday by the British Consumer Protection Authority, which in particular has targeted Tikok's handling of the personal data of minor users. It is checked how the short video app uses the information of young users to offer you tailor-made content. Reddit and Imgur are also the focus of the investigators, since the methods for the age review of their users are questioned here, as Krone reported.
This step follows a tightening of the British laws on the protection of minors on the Internet, which require platforms to check the age of their users and adapt their algorithms so that they filter out potentially harmful content for minors. According to the authority, a sufficient evidence could lead to legal action against the companies concerned. If it turns out that they violate the regulations, they are obliged to comment before a final decision is made, according to the authority. Tikok, which had to pay a penalty of around 15 million euros two years ago because it processed data from children under the age of 13 without parental consent, once again under pressure, as well as Deutschlandfunk reported.
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The investigation and the new laws are part of a more comprehensive strategy to strengthen online youth protection and ensure that the content that is offered is safe and age-appropriate. In particular, the use of algorithms based on complex mathematical models to engage users even more intensively is viewed critically.
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