TikTok faces probe from French privacy watchdog after complaint


A spokesman for Paris-based CNIL said the agency opened an investigation after receiving a complaint in May, but declined to give details about the grounds of the complaint or the timing on a ruling. — Bloomberg

France’s privacy watchdog opened a probe into TikTok, marking another examination of ByteDance Ltd’s social media app, which is facing broader scrutiny of its privacy policies.

A spokesman for Paris-based CNIL said the agency opened an investigation after receiving a complaint in May, but declined to give details about the grounds of the complaint or the timing on a ruling.

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