Major investigation launched into child protection measures on TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur

The UK’s privacy watchdog has announced a “major investigation” into the child protection measures of three popular apps: TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said that it has previously succeeded in bringing about child protection changes on X, Sendit, BeReal, Daily Motion, and Viber … The ICO is looking at both age verification processes, and whether the apps break the law in the way they use the personal data of children. We are today announcing three investigations looking into how TikTok, Reddit and Imgur protect the privacy of their child users in the UK. Our investigation into TikTok is considering how the platform uses personal information of 13–17-year-olds in the UK to make recommendations to them and deliver suggested content to their feeds […] Our investigations into Imgur and Reddit are considering how the platforms use UK children’s personal information and their use of age assurance measures. Age assurance plays an important role in k ... Read full article.