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Belgium wants the best protection for children on TikTok

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State Secretaries for Consumer Protection and Privacy Eva de Blicker and Matthew Michel on Saturday called for better protection of children on Tic Tac Toe, a popular social network of this age.

She said in a statement that she had asked the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) to reconsider its previous stance on joining the investigation with the Irish Data Protection Authority. In the following months, the government and the DPA were repeatedly questioned by Parliament TikTok Social Media Channel Business Methods. Along with Instagram, it is the most popular channel for children between the ages of 12 and 16. Various complaints and inquiries have shown that the protection of users, especially children, is essential when complying with consumer legislation and data protection, as explained by Miss D Blicker (Open VLD) and Michelle (MR).

In their opinion, Tick ​​tock terms and conditions are often vague, incomplete, and ambiguous, Previous studies show that Tick Tock claims to be free but still asks a lot of data from users. Finally, users pay with their personal data.

Additionally, TikTok provides copyright terms Unchangeable right to use, distribute and reproduce videos They are published without any compensation to the user who shared them. In addition, consumers receive a lot of unsolicited, hidden and offensive ads. This is done through influencers and challenges whose business objectives are not always clear.

APD has joined an investigation by the Irish Counter into how Tic Tac Toe handles and processes children’s data. Two secretaries of state are now asking him to adapt himself to similar investigations by the Dutch and Italian authorities and to study what can be done at the national level.

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She said in a statement that she had asked the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) to reconsider its previous stance on joining the investigation with the Irish Data Protection Authority. In recent months, Parliament has repeatedly questioned the government and the DPA about the business practices of the social media channel Tick Tock. Along with Instagram, it is the most popular channel for children between the ages of 12 and 16. Various complaints and inquiries have shown that the protection of users, especially children, is essential when complying with consumer legislation and data protection, as explained by Miss D Blicker (Open VLD) and Michelle (MR). In their opinion, the terms and conditions of Tic Tac Toe are often vague, incomplete and ambiguous, while previous studies claim that Tic Tac Toe is free but requires a lot of data from its users. Finally, users pay with their personal data. Additionally, Copyright Terms give TickTock the Unchangeable Right to Use, Distribute and Reproduce Users Who Share Videos posted. In addition, consumers receive a lot of unsolicited, hidden and offensive ads. This is done through influencers and challenges whose business objectives are not always clear. APD has joined an investigation by the Irish Counter into how Tic Tac Toe handles and processes children’s data. Two secretaries of state are now asking him to adapt himself to similar investigations by the Dutch and Italian authorities and to study what can be done at the national level.

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