Italy: Data protection investigation into TikTok regarding personalised advertisements
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
07 Jul 2022 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
Data protection authority warns TikTok regarding personalised advertisements
On 7 July 2022, the Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) issued a formal warning to TikTok regarding "personalised" advertisements. The authority explained that TikTok had informed its users over the age o…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority