United Kingdom: Information Commissioner’s Office announced investigation into Reddit over use of children’s data in United Kingdom
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Information Commissioner’s Office announced investigation into Reddit over use of children’s data in United Kingdom
On 3 March 2025, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) launched an investigation into Reddit over the handling of the personal data of children in the United Kingdom (UK). The ICO is investigating how Reddit assesses the age of child user…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
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2025-03-03
under deliberation
2026-02-23
in force