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UK probes how TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur protect child privacy
The U.K.'s privacy watchdog has launched investigations into three social media companies over how they go about protecting the privacy of children on
The probes form part of a broader push from U.K. authorities to bring social platforms into check. Last year, regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into OnlyFans over alleged age-verification failures, though it dropped this probe last month. And back in 2023, the ICO fined TikTok $16 million for providing services to children under the age of 13 without explicit parental consent to process their data.
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