UK probes TikTok and Reddit for children’s data privacy concerns

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur handle children’s personal data. The probe aims to determine whether these platforms comply with data protection laws and adequately safeguard the privacy of young users.

The ICO is particularly concerned about how TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, uses the personal information of 13-17-year-olds to suggest content in their feeds.