TikTok unable to verify ages, Irish data watchdog told

Video app ‘negligent’ in monitoring site, claims think tank

This article was published on 12th April 2021 on The Times UK. Written by Brian Mahon.

There are multiple violations of the EU data protection laws, GDPR, associated with the social media app TikTok, a Dutch think tank has said in a formal complaint it has submitted to the Irish regulator.

Somi has claimed that Tiktok has no “instruments to verify the age of its users”.