United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office investigation into TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur's use of children's data in United Kingdom
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
03 Mar 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
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
Information Commissioner’s Office announced investigation into TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur’s use of children’s data in the United Kingdom
On 3 March 2025, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) launched investigations into TikTok, Reddit and Imgur regarding their handling of the personal data of UK children. The investigation into TikTok focuses on how the platform uses the …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority