TikTok fined €530 million by EU for breaching data protection laws: Here’s what happened

TikTok has once again made headlines after the European Union privacy watchdog imposed a 530 million euros ($600 million) fine, highlighting that the platform’s transfer of user data to China has violated EU data protection laws.

Notably, the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) imposed a fine on TikTok this Friday, followed by a four-year investigation into the company’s handling of European users’ personal data. The EU body jas also ordered the video-sharing app to bring its practices into compliance within six months.