The Information Commissioner's Office said
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Britain's data watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined TikTok 12.7 million pounds ($15.88 million) for multiple breaches of data protection law, including using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent.
The Chinese-owned video app has not done enough to check who is using the platform and remove the underage children who are, the Information Commissioner's Office said. ($1 = 0.7996 pounds) (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar and Muvija M, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)
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