A significant setback has struck the Chinese social media platform, resulting in a substantial financial penalty…
ByteDance’s well-known social network, TikTok, which was recently in the news in the United States due to its anticipated sale last April, is now capturing attention across Europe.
Having received an additional 75-day extension for its resale, now set to finalize on June 19, the DPC (Data Protection Commission), which serves a similar role to the CNIL in Ireland, has issued a significant penalty against TikTok…
A Record Fine for TikTok
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time TikTok has faced penalties in Europe for its practices, but this recent fine sets a new record for the Chinese company.
As reported by Reuters, TikTok was previously fined in 2023 for its shortcomings in the settings of minor users’ accounts. At that time, ByteDance was forced to pay a fine of 345 million euros, marking a significant blow to the company…
According to the decision made in Dublin on Friday, May 2, TikTok was this time fined 530 million euros, equivalent to 600 million dollars. The ruling specified a 45 million euro fine for TikTok’s failure to inform about data transfers, and a more substantial 485 million euro fine related to its duty to regulate transfers outside the European Union.
Specifically, the DPC’s decision in Ireland directly accuses TikTok of illegally transferring data to China.
TikTok’s Overdue Update?
Although the social network has been hit with another hefty fine in Europe, TikTok claims to have taken measures, including updating its privacy policy.
Prior to implementing this new policy, it appears that European users’ data on TikTok was transferred to China. Now, TikTok seems to have chosen to use servers in the United States and Singapore, with possible access from Brazil, Malaysia, the Philippines, and… China.
With this adjustment for European users, TikTok has received approval from the DPC, but ByteDance is not stopping there. Indeed, the Chinese company asserts that it has fully complied with European Union regulations and does not accept this penalty.
While ByteDance has decided to appeal the decision, the company has yet to provide further details on the matter…
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