Colombia to look into TikTok’s treatment of children’s data, as short-video app comes under growing scrutiny

Colombia’s commerce regulator said on Tuesday it would look into whether Chinese-owned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment of children’s and adolescents’ personal data.The move comes amid growing US scrutiny of the app and a similar investigation announced last week by the Netherlands’ privacy watchdog.TikTok allows users to create and share short videos with millions of people worldwide.“The superintendency is seeking to establish if TikTok has…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3084130/colombia-look-tiktoks-treatment-childrens-data-short-video-app