The Independent Commissioner’s Office (IMO) in the UK has announced some new investigations in social media and video sharing platforms to help protect the under 18s.
“Our investigation into TikTok is considering how the platform uses personal information of 13–17-year-olds in the UK to make recommendations to them and deliver suggested content to their feeds.
This is in light of growing concerns about social media and video sharing platforms using data generated by children’s online activity in their recommender systems, which could lead to young people being served inappropriate or harmful content. “
IMO – Read more about the investigations.
