TikTok younger-user account privacy settings decision in Ireland

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The Irish Data Protection Commission examined TikTok account settings and design choices affecting younger users during an investigated period in 2020. Issues included public-by-default settings for certain accounts, transparency of privacy controls and parts of the platform’s family-pairing feature. On September 15, 2023 the DPC announced a EUR 345 million fine, a reprimand and measures addressing identified infringements. The decision is described as a regulatory finding, not a claim that every young account hold…