Brazil fines TikTok $30 million in 'powerful signal' over child safety
Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said was a "powerful signal" to social media companies. He said the fine of 153.7 million reais ($29.9 million) was a "powerful signal to other platforms regarding how seriously the ANPD takes this work" and that the agency hoped they "get the message".
Brazil's data protection agency, ANPD, has fined TikTok nearly $30 million for its failure to implement child safety measures. This significant penalty is intended as a potent message to other social media companies about the severity of ANPD's stance on social media regulation. Fabricio Lopes, an enforcement director at ANPD, stated that TikTok was not taking the required steps to prevent young people from accessing the platform and from having their data processed.
The fine, amounting to 153.7 million reais ($29.9 million), stems from concerns raised in 2021 and does not consider the measures TikTok has implemented since then. The agency has highlighted that TikTok is required to delete data collected in violation of regulations and suspend all advertisements for users who are not logged in.
The ANPD is also expected to initiate proceedings to verify compliance from 22 social media platforms with a new law protecting children and teenagers online.
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