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Coverage dated May 1, 2025

TikTok illegally sent personal data to China: regulator

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The Chinese-owned social video platform was fined heavily in Europe.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    TikTok faces €530 million EU fine over China data transfers – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    An investigation found the social media giant transferred data to China, violating strict EU privacy rules. TikTok said it would appeal against the decision.

  2. NBC News

    TikTok fined 530 million euros by E.U. regulator over data protection (opens NBC News)

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    TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead E.U. privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information and was ordered to suspend data transfers to China if its processing is not brought into compliance within six months.

  3. The Guardian

    TikTok fined €530m for failing to protect user data from Chinese state (opens The Guardian)

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    Ireland’s Data Protection Commission also found the video app provided ‘erroneous information’ to its inquiry

  4. Breitbart News

    TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China (opens Breitbart News)

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    TikTok has been hit with a massive $600 million (€530 million) fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by sending European users' data to servers in China.

  5. Engadget

    TikTok fined $602 million for illegally sending European user data to China (opens Engadget)

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    Regulators say the platform wasn't transparent enough and that it couldn't guarantee the data was protected from Chinese government surveillance.

  6. Insider

    TikTok slapped fined $600 million over data transfers to China (opens Insider)

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    The social media giant said on Friday that it disagreed with the fine from European authorities and planned to appeal.

  7. Newsweek

    TikTok illegally sent personal data to China: regulator (opens Newsweek)

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    The Chinese-owned social video platform was fined heavily in Europe.

  8. UPI

    TikTok fined $600 million for sending EU data to Chinese servers (opens UPI)

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    The Irish Data Protection Commission Friday fined TikTok $600 million for illegally sending personal data of Europeans to Chinese servers.

  9. WSVN Miami

    Irish privacy watchdog hits TikTok with 530 million euro fine in China data transfer investigation - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    LONDON (AP) — European Union privacy watchdogs fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the video sharing

  10. CNET

    TikTok Fined $600M Over Europe's Fears of China Surveilling People's Data (opens CNET)

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    TikTok disputes the claim it hasn't adequately protected people's personal data, and has said it plans to appeal.

  11. Seattle Times

    TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules (opens Seattle Times)

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    European Union privacy watchdogs have fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million).

  12. The Washington Free Beacon

    TikTok Sent Europeans' Personal Data to China, Hiding Transfers From Users, EU Regulators Say (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    TikTok must pay a €530 million ($600 million) fine after Irish regulators said Friday that the Chinese-owned video-sharing app illegally sent European users' data to China.

  13. NBC4 Washington

    Ireland fines TikTok 530 million euros for sending EU user data to China (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Ireland’s privacy regulator said Friday that TikTok infringed the bloc’s GDPR data protection law over transfers of European user data to China.

  14. Digital Journal

    TikTok fined 530 mn euros in EU over China data transfer (opens Digital Journal)

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    TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to

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