By  Jeff Dale2023-09-15T17:50:00
Jeff Dale2023-09-15T17:50:00
 
      The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a penalty of 345 million euros (U.S. $368 million) against popular social media company TikTok over alleged violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) during a five-month period in 2020.
The fine against TikTok Technology Limited addresses alleged violations of Articles 5, 12, 13, 24, and 25 of the GDPR, specifically in relation to public-by-default and age-verification settings on its platform, the Irish DPC said in a press release Friday.
In total, TikTok was fined €165 million (U.S. $176 million) for the alleged violations of Articles 5 and 25 and €180 million (U.S. $192 million) regarding Articles 12 and 13, according to a final decision published by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which intervened in the cross-border case.
 
                
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