--- title: "TikTok could face a $29 million fine in the UK for failing to protect kids' privacy" description: "The well-known video-sharing software TikTok might be hit with a fine of £27 million, or roughly $29 million, for failing to safeguard children's priv" author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-11 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2124/tiktok-could-face-a-29-million-fine-in-the-uk-for-failing-to-protect-kids-privacy category: "technology" tags: ["technology", "technology news", "uk"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # TikTok could face a $29 million fine in the UK for failing to protect kids' privacy The corporation has received a warning notice from British regulators, the first significant incident under the country's new laws protecting kids online. The well-known video-sharing software [**TikTok**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2005/us-security-deal-getting-inched-by-tiktok-to-avoid-sale) might be hit with a fine of £27 million, or roughly $29 million, for failing to safeguard children's privacy in the UK. **British regulators on Monday sent a warning notice to TikTok, alleging that the company had handled children's information without the proper consent from their parents, processed sensitive information without a valid legal basis, and failed to make the platform's data practises** understandable to children in the first significant case under new British rules protecting minors online. The video-sharing software has been accused of failing to safeguard the privacy of younger users before. The owners of the platform that is now known as TikTok, Musical.ly, agreed to pay a fine of $5.7 million in 2019 to resolve allegations that they had broken the US federal legislation protecting the privacy of children online. The **British declaration comes as the American government works to allay fears about TikTok, which is controlled by Chinese internet behemoth ByteDance, regarding national [security](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1706/tiktok-is-working-to-safeguard-the-us-data-and-national-security).** TikTok disagreed with the Information Commissioner's Office's findings in a statement, while emphasising that they were still preliminary. The statement read, '**We disagree with the preliminary opinions given and expect to formally react to the ICO in due course. While we recognise the ICO's role in protecting privacy in the U.K.** A privacy complaint has been filed against TikTok one year after Britain established stringent new online [safety measures](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110522/what-are-the-modern-day-safety-measures-for-popular-tourist-destination) for kids known as the **Children's Code.** Such laws require online businesses to design their services and products with children in mind, including [social networks](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324022/how-to-use-social-networks-to-help-sell-your-business) and game servers. [Popular social](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40070/what-are-the-most-popular-social-media-networks-in-south-korea) [media sites](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32141/list-out-the-tips-to-promote-your-blog-or-content-on-social-media-sites) including YouTube, Snap, TikTok, and Instagram stated they were enhancing [child safety](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2685/tiktok-ceo-seeks-to-reassure-on-eu-rules-on-privacy-child-safety) in the months before the Children's Code went into effect in Britain last year. [British officials](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42471/what-act-gave-british-officials-the-power-to-combat-smuggling-by-issuing-writs-of-assistance-during-colonial-times) stated that the TikTok probe was a small component of a much larger operation in the UK to make sure businesses are adhering to the new regulations. [According to John](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41079/according-to-john-lock-what-do-people-give-up-when-they-enter-into-a-society) Edwards, the U.K. information commissioner, 'we have six ongoing investigations looking into companies providing digital services who haven't, in our initial view, taken their responsibilities around child safety seriously enough.' '**We are currently looking into how over 50 different [online services](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36616/how-effective-is-advertising-on-offline-conferences-specifically-for-online-services) are conforming with the Children's Code**,' Edwards said. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2124/tiktok-could-face-a-29-million-fine-in-the-uk-for-failing-to-protect-kids-privacy Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.