Social media platforms TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur are all under probe by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over alleged discrepancies in handling children’s personal data.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the ICO stated that it will investigate how TikTok uses the personal data of 13–17-year-olds to inform its fuel advice to its algorithms.
In addition, the statement issued by the ICO mentioned that Reddit and Imgur are being investigated for the way their websites “use UK children’s personal information and their use of age assurance measures.”
