{
  "id": 3347290,
  "title": "Short video platform: 25 million euro fine for TikTok in Brazil because of minors' data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kurzvideo-plattform-25-millionen-euro-strafe-fur-tiktok-in-brasilien",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:02:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/kurzvideo-plattform-25-millionen-euro-strafe-fuer-tiktok-in-brasilien-wegen-daten-von-minderjaehrigen/100249665.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Brazil's data protection authority, ANPD, has fined TikTok operator ByteDance approximately €25.5 million. The authority found that TikTok processed personal data of children and teenagers without sufficient legal basis and failed to take adequate measures to prevent it. ByteDance must delete unlawfully collected data and implement a plan to better protect children and teenagers, including stricter data protection settings for users under 16. The company has 10 working days to appeal the decision. TikTok faces similar pressure in other countries, including the EU and the US, over its handling of children's data.",
  "summary": "TikTok is already under pressure in several countries due to its handling of minors. Now the platform is also being hit in Latin America's largest country.",
  "key_points": [
    "Brazilian data protection authority fines TikTok's operator ByteDance 25.5 million euros",
    "ByteDance must delete unlawful data and improve protection for children and teens",
    "Stricter data settings for users under 16, enhanced parental controls and content protection"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}