Ireland: Data Protection Commission investigations into TikTok for alleged violations of GDPR data transfer provisions

Progress

Current status
under investigation
21 Feb 2025 under investigation
14 Sep 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

21 Feb 2025
under investigation

Data Protection Commission submitted a draft decision regarding its investigation into TikTok to other concerned supervisory authorities

On 21 February 2025, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) submitted a draft decision under Article 60 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to other European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) supervisory authorities. The investi…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
14 Sep 2021
under deliberation

Announced investigation into TikTok for alleged violations of the GDPR data transfer provisions

On 14 September 2021, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) initiated an investigation into TikTok personal data being transferred outside the European Union. The investigation represents the second investigation opened into the company's data …

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

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