TikTok has come under the scrutiny of European consumer advocacy organization BEUC, which is urging authorities to put an end to the video sharing platform’s abuse of European users’ rights especially those of children.
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The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC) accusing TikTok of violating several consumer privacy and child safety regulations, and seeking an investigation of the app’s policies.
Citing its own research, BEUC alleged TikTok’s terms of service, data and virtual currency policies were all either unclear, unfair or misleading. It added the app failed to protect children from hidden advertising and harmful content.
TikTok should “properly inform consumers about its business model and data processing activities and stop imposing unfair terms and practices on its users”, BEUC argued.
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