This was reported by AR, according to Ukrinform’s report.

The Irish Data Protection Commission, the leading data privacy regulator for major tech companies whose European headquarters are mostly in Dublin, said it had fined TikTok and condemned the platform for breaches that occurred in the second half of 2020.

The research found that for young users, the registration process led to settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos. These environments also posed a risk to children under the age of 13, who accessed the platform despite not being allowed to do so.

TikTok said it did not agree with the decision, especially regarding the amount of the penalty.

The company said the regulator’s criticism focused on three-year-old features and settings. TikTok said it had made changes long before the investigation began in September 2021, including making all accounts under the age of 16 private by default and turning off direct messages for those aged 13 to 15.

It is said to be the first time a platform has been penalized for violating European data privacy rules.

As reported, the UK had previously fined the platform more than $16 million for illegally processing the data of 1.4 million children under the age of 1.