TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

Reported by The Guardian World · 2 hours ago · Dan Milmo Global technology editor

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UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage usersTikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.The video app was…

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