Ireland: Data Protection Commission investigations into TikTok for alleged violations of GDPR data transfer provisions
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Supreme Court dismissed Data Protection Commission appeal and continued stay on TikTok suspension and compliance orders
On 30 April 2026, the Supreme Court dismissed the Data Protection Commission (DPC)'s appeal against the High Court decision of 13 November 2025 granting a stay on the suspension order and compliance order issued against TikTok Technology Limited and…
High Court granted TikTok application to stay data transfer suspension by Data Protection Commission pending appeal
On 13 November 2025, the High Court granted TikTok's application to stay the data transfer suspension order and corrective order issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), pending TikTok's appeal of the DPC's decision. TikTok's applicatio…
High Court granted TikTok leave to challenge EUR 530 million GDPR fine and data transfer suspension by Data Protection Commission
On 14 July 2025, the High Court granted TikTok leave to proceed with a legal challenge against the EUR 530 million fine and enforcement order issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which the company argues is “penal” in nature. The ch…
TikTok filed an appeal to High Court against Data Protection Commission’s EUR 530 million fine and order of suspension of data transfers to China
On 27 May 2025, TikTok filed an appeal at the High Court against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) EUR 530 million fine and order of suspension of data transfers to China. Previously, on 2 May 2025, DPC fined TikTok for violating the Genera…
Irish Data Protection Commission issued fine of EUR 530 million against TikTok and ordered suspension of data transfers to China in absence of GDPR compliance
On 2 May 2025, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok Technology Limited EUR 530 million for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by unlawfully transferring personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to C…
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…
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 …