Dutch watchdog to investigate TikTok’s use of children’s data

Highlighting the vulnerability of teenagers and children who may not be aware of the consequences of their online behaviour, the DPA it would ‘examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children’. — Reuters

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch privacy watchdog said on May 8 it would investigate how Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which has become hugely popular during the Covid-19 pandemic, handles the data of millions of young users.

The move comes amid growing US scrutiny of the app, which allows users to create and share short videos of themselves with millions of people worldwide.