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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter and agency

UK watchdog to investigate TikTok and Reddit over use of children’s data

TikTog logo on a screen
TikTok is owned by the Chinese social media and games firm ByteDance. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

TikTok is to be investigated by the UK’s data protection watchdog, which is looking into whether social media algorithms are serving up inappropriate or harmful content to children.

Growing concerns over how social media platforms are using data generated by children’s online activity have prompted the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to launch an investigation into the Chinese platform, along with the forum site Reddit and the image-sharing site Imgur.

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