TikTok said it removed more than 7 million accounts belonging to underage users in the first quarter. The company was previously fined in the US for unlawfully collecting children’s data. Photo: TNS
TikTok removes more than 7 Million accounts of underage users in first quarter, the first disclosure of such numbers
- TikTok said it removed 11.1 million accounts, and 7.26 million were suspected of belonging to underage users
- Platforms need parental permission to collect data on kids under the age of 13 in the US, but many lie about their age to create accounts
TikTok said it removed more than 7 million accounts belonging to underage users in the first quarter. The company was previously fined in the US for unlawfully collecting children’s data. Photo: TNS
