Italy regulator fines TikTok $11 million over content checks


Small figurines are seen in front of displayed Tik Tok logo in this illustration taken February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's competition watchdog has fined three units of social media giant TikTok 10 million euros ($10.94 million) in total for inadequate checks on content potentially harmful to young or vulnerable users, it said on Thursday.

TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, and other social media companies including Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms, are under pressure from regulators around the globe to protect under-age users.

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