Progress

Current status
concluded
15 Mar 2021 concluded
11 Feb 2021 in force
22 Jan 2021 in force
22 Dec 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Italy
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

15 Mar 2021
concluded

Terminated decree blocking access to TikTok for users with undefined age

On 15 March 2021, the decree of the Italian Data Protection Authority that blocked the processing carried out by TikTok of the data of users whose age could not be established with certainty terminated its effects. The data protection authority bloc…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
11 Feb 2021
in force

Prolonged decree blocking TikTok processing of data of users with undefined age

On 11 February 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority extended the ban on the processing carried out by TikTok of the data of users whose age could not be established with certainty. Under the extension, the restriction will remain in force unt…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
22 Jan 2021
in force

Ruled decree blocking TikTok processing of data of users with undefined age

On 22 January 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority ruled a ban on the processing carried out by TikTok of the data of users whose age could not be established with certainty. The reasons for the ruling are TikTok's lack of compliance with the…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
22 Dec 2020
under deliberation

Opened investigation into TikTok over processing of data of users with undefined age

On 22 December 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority (IDPA) announced that it opened an investigation into Tiktok over its minor data processing practices. The IDPA alleged that TikTok TikTok violated the minors protection regulations due to t…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority

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