WARNING PARENTS: Kid-friendly app TikTok fined $5.7M for illegally collecting children’s data

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TikTok recently announced that users younger than 13 will be unable to upload and comment on videos
TikTok recently announced that users younger than 13 will be unable to upload and comment on videos
More than 20 child advocacy groups have urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing platform of illegally collecting data from underage users. The Guardian obtained court documents accusing the Google subsidiary of collecting children’s phone numbers and devices of so that they can track them on various websites and platforms. Under the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy …