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TikTok agrees to check age of all Italian users after girl's death

Thursday 4 February 2021 | 09:09 CET | News
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Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has accepted that it needs to re-check the age of all Italian users and block those who are under 13, confirmed Italy's data protection authority, Garante Privacy, in a statement. The move follows the accidental death by asphyxiation of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a social media challenge.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: TikTok
Countries: Italy
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