The British Supervisory Authority for Data Protection is investigating how Tiktok uses personal data of children

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/F9/C0/IB-1LH39A3M_15B3444E3.jpg" Alt = "British Data Protection Supervision is investigating how TikTok uses personal data of children"/~ 62 < P > Monday British Data Protection Authority stated that TikTok uses the personal information of teenagers to issue them on content recommendations when they use social media appliances, writes AP News.

~ > 62 ~ 62 < p >The management of the Commissioner for Information has stated that concern is how social media platforms use the data obtained as a result of children's online activity, to work their algorithms of recommendations, and that as a result, adolescents can see improper or harmful content.

~ ~ > 62 > 62 ~ 62 < p > The regulator stated that he wanted to make sure that TikTok security procedures when it comes to using personal information of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years.

~ < p > & laquo; this is what they collect is how they work & raquo ;, & ndash; The information commissioner John Edwards said. & laquo; I expect children to be used in their recommendation systems for useful business & raquo;.

< p >& laquo; I am concerned about whether they are reliable enough to prevent harm to children & ndash; Whether from addiction to a device or platform, or from the content they see, whether from other unhealthy actions & raquo ;, & ndash; he said.

< P > In the framework of the investigation, the regulator will also check how the online forum Reddit and the ImGur image exchange site use the personal data of children and how they evaluate or check the child's age.

~ < P > Tiktok, whose operator is Chinese technological company bytedance, in her statement stated that & laquo; deeply devoted a positive experience for young people on TikTok & raquo;.

& laquo; our recommendations systems have been developed and operated in accordance with harsh and comprehensive measures that protect the privacy and safety of adolescents, including the best in the field of safety and strict restrictions on content, allowed in the tapes of teenagers; Read in the statement.

< P > In 2023 the regulator imposed a fine of £ 12.7 million (approximately $ 16 million) on a video exchange application for improper use < p > then the Office stated that Tiktok is not sufficiently detected and removed from the platform of children younger than 13 years, and that in 2020 it made it possible to use an application of 1.4 million children, younger than 13 years, in the UK account.