TikTok fined $600 million over data transfers to China
Source: Business Insider
TikTok fined $600 million over data transfers to China
Thibault Spirlet
Fri, May 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM EDT·2 min read
• EU regulators hit TikTok with a $600 million fine for unlawful data transfers to China.
• They said TikTok failed to ensure EU-level data protection under Chinese law.
• The social media giant said on Friday that it disagreed with the fine and planned to appeal.
European regulators have fined TikTok $600 million after concluding that the social media giant unlawfully transferred users' personal data from the EU to China and failed to meet key transparency obligations under European data privacy laws.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission, which acts as the lead EU watchdog for many global tech firms headquartered in Dublin, led the investigation.
It said TikTok failed to ensure that data accessed by employees in China was protected at a level "essentially equivalent" to EU standards, as required under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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