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TikTok hit with record fine for collecting data on children
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/28/tech/tiktok-ftc-fine-children/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2019-02-28T09%3A30%3A09
Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's big global success story on social media has run into trouble in the United States.
Popular video-sharing app TikTok has agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that it illegally collected personal information from children under the age of 13, such as names, email addresses and their location.
The US Federal Trade Commission said in a statement Wednesday that the TikTok fine is a record for a child privacy case.
China's ByteDance is taking the social media world by storm
China's ByteDance is taking the social media world by storm
TikTok, which belongs to $75 billion startup ByteDance, has more than half a billion users worldwide, giving it an international edge over other Chinese-owned social media platforms, which have struggled to expand outside their home market.