TikTok Reviews Italian Data Watchdog’s Order to Block Accounts
- Authority blocks accounts of unverified younger users
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TikTok, ByteDance Ltd.’s social media app, said the company is reviewing the Italian data-protection authority’s orders to block unverified accounts of younger users.
The privacy watchdog told TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of users in the country whose age it couldn’t verify at least until Feb. 15, according to a statement by the regulator.