UK Investigating Tiktok and Reddit Over Childrens Data Privacy Concerns

The UK Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has initiated an investigation into how Tiktok, Reddit and Imgur manage children’s personal data. This investigation has to make it clear whether these platforms fully follow the data security laws and protect the privacy of young users properly.

The ICO is particularly concerned about how the Chinese company makes the owned Tiktok to suggest content in its feed. The investigation will also see how Reddit and IMGUR assess the age of their child users and how to comply with age related rules.

ICO said that “If we find appropriate evidence that any of these companies have broken the law, then we will put it in front of them and want to answer them before reaching any decision.”

ICO had earlier fined Tiktok in 2023 to violate the data conservation laws using private data of children under 13 without parents’ consent. This effort of ICO is part of a large initiative to implement strict rules for social media platforms, it is clear that they prevent children from access to the age limit and age testing rules by implementing the rules of age limit and age.

Reddit has expressed the intention of following all the rules and has made a plan to bring changes this year to talk on the update in the UK rules around age assurance. Tiktok and IMGUR have not yet responded to ICO’s investigation.