Wed, 24 Sep 2025

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 TikTok child data protection inadequate, Canadian privacy officials say

TikTok says it will introduce measures to "strengthen our platform" although it disputes some of the findings.

* Hundreds of thousands of Canadian children use TikTok each year, despite the app's claim that it is not intended for people under 13.
* TikTok has collected sensitive personal information from a large number of Canadian children and used it for online marketing and content targeting.
* The data collected by TikTok from its users, including children, can have "harmful impacts" on youth when used to target ads and content.
* TikTok has agreed to enhance measures to stop children using the platform and to more clearly indicate how their data could be used, in response to the investigation.
* The company disputes some of the findings of the investigation and says it will introduce new measures to "strengthen its platform for Canadians".
  >>