Chinese short video publishing platform TikTok is one of the most controversial companies right now. This is largely due to the actions of the US government directed against it. Now, according to the latest data, French regulators have launched an investigation into TikTok.
It is reported that the review is related to privacy issues of platform users. The representative of the National Commission for Information Freedom (CNIL) of France said that the investigation began on the basis of a complaint received in May this year. Its content, reasons and author are not disclosed at the moment.
In addition, the CNIL spokesman said the organization monitors TikTok activities very closely and takes complaints and issues related to it seriously. In addition to France, the activities of the Chinese video service are being investigated by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. According to some reports, the investigations are directed at the company's policy regarding the privacy of data of underage users.
It is assumed that there is no talk of banning TikTok in France and the European Union yet, but the company may well run into a very impressive fine. Recall that a few years earlier, CNIL fined Google 50 million euros due to violations of EU privacy rules.
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Source: 3dnews.ru