TikTok has been fined nearly $30 million by Brazil's National Data Protection Agency for failing to protect children's data, prompting new compliance measures.
Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) said it has imposed a fine of nearly $30 million on TikTok for "irregularities in the processing of data belonging to children and adolescents."
In addition to the fine of 153.7 million reais ($29.9 million), the agency ordered parent company ByteDance to "delete the data collected in violation of regulations."
TikTok has committed to "implementing a compliance plan to improve the protection of children and adolescents," the ANPD said.
The platform will be required to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to children under the age of 16, strengthen parental supervision systems, and implement stricter content filters.
