From private only number 1667, January 2026:
In 2023 TikTok was fine £12.7 million in the UK for illegally processing the data of 1.4 million children under 13 who were using its platform without parental consent. Later that year an Amnesty International report showed how TikTok‘s relentless pursuit of young users' attention “risks exacerbating mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety and self harm".
