TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur Under Fire: Are Your Kids’ Data Safe?
The U.K.’s ICO is investigating TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur to ensure they’re not serving kids a digital buffet of questionable content. This deep dive aims to assess how these platforms use children’s data for content recommendations. Will kids get recommended cat videos or calculus tutorials? Stay tuned to find out.
Hot Take:
In the latest episode of “The Internet vs. The Kids,” the U.K.’s ICO is putting TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur on the naughty step for potentially mishandling children’s data. It’s like the digital version of a timeout, but with more paperwork and fewer crayons. Let’s hope these platforms learn to play nice, or they might get a stern talking-to from the principal’s office of the internet!
Key Points:
- ICO investigates TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur for child data protection.
- Concerns over recommender systems serving inappropriate content.
- Platforms examined for compliance with data protection laws.
- Children’s code enforced since September 2021.
- Other platforms like X and Viber have already taken action.
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