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Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations
Owner ByteDance ordered to erase illegally obtained child data in Brazil as crackdown on tech giants intensifies.
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Brazil’s data protection authority fined ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, nearly $30 million for allegedly mishandling personal data of children and teenagers. The fine follows an order for the company to erase illegally obtained child data in Brazil. This action is part of a broader crackdown on social media firms in the country.
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