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TikTok drops appeal over £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

The Guardian UK · 24 September 2026 at 16:00

TikTok drops appeal over £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

Video app was punished by UK watchdog for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage users TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age of 13 off the platform.

The video app was punished by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2023 for inadequate checks of who was using the platform and failing to remove underage users.

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TikTok drops appeal over £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

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