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TikTok Sued in the Netherlands for 1.7 Billion USD Over Collecting Children’s Data
2021-06-07 22:00:00
The Amsterdam-based Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI) sued the video-sharing platform TikTok on behalf of 64,000 Dutch parents, seeking 1.4 billion euros (about $1.7 billion) for allegedly collecting data from millions of children.
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TikTok targeted with lawsuit in Netherlands over collecting data on kids
2021-06-07 22:00:00
The Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI) representing thousands of Dutch parents has targeted TikTok with a lawsuit for 1.4 billion euros (approximately $1.7 billion) for gathering data from millions of kids.
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Social media company TikTok targeted with lawsuit in Netherlands over collecting data on kids
2021-06-07 22:00:00
The Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI) representing thousands of Dutch parents has targeted TikTok with a lawsuit for 1.4 billion euros (approximately $1.7 billion) for gathering data from millions of kids.
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TikTok taken to task over Dutch child privacy
2021-06-01 22:00:00
A Netherlands-based non-profit organisation initiated a lawsuit against social media app TikTok seeking €1.4 billion in compensation for allegedly neglecting the privacy and safety of more than 1 million Dutch children.
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Concerned parents claim more than 1 billion euros from video app TikTok
2021-06-01 22:00:00
The case was brought by the Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI), which represents more than 64,000 parents. One of the founders of the foundation, Cor Wijtvliet, says that regulators do not act against TikTok and that he is therefore going to court in Amsterdam. On Wednesday, the complainants sent a subpoena to TikTok.
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TikTok unable to verify ages, Irish data watchdog told
2021-04-11 22:00:00
Video app 'negligent' in monitoring site, claims think tank
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More than 60,000 European parents involved are against TikTok
2021-04-07 22:00:00
According to SOMI, concerns about the Chinese platform among parents are greater than ever after another fatal incident with the so-called blackout challenge on TikTok. Plus, people let themselves suffocate for as long as possible while photographing themselves. Last month, a twelve-year-old American boy died as a result of this challenge. Earlier this year, a 10-year-old Italian girl died from the challenge of a power outage, her parents said. Children under the age of sixteen need permission from their parents to get a TikTok account, but according to SOMI, age verification is easy to circumvent.
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EU regulators urged to ‘intervene immediately’ into suicide games on TikTok
2021-04-06 22:00:00
EU regulators have been urged to intervene immediately into the operation of video-sharing app TikTok, following the trend of Blackout Challenges across social media, which have led to a series of deaths among young people.
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A wave of class actions is coming for Big Tech
2021-02-02 05:30:00
European consumer groups are eyeing cases on data protection and sustainability.