Netherlands: Autoriteit persoonsgegevens investigation into TikTok regarding the protection of children's privacy

Progress

Current status

in force

22 Jul 2020 in force

08 May 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers

Netherlands

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Data protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

data protection authority

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

22 Jul 2020

in force

TikTok fined €750,000 for insufficient protection and violation of children's privacy

On 22 July 2021, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, Dutch DPA) fined TikTok €750,000 for failing to meet children's privacy protection obligations under Dutch and European (GDPR) law. Specifically, TikTok did not trans…

Source

Event type investigation

Action type ruling

Government branch executive

Government body data protection authority

08 May 2020

under deliberation

Investigation opened into TikTok regarding the protection of children's privacy

On 8 May 2020, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, Dutch DPA) opened an investigation into TikTok to see whether the company fulfills privacy protection obligations under Dutch and European (GDPR) law.