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TikTok Fined €530 Million by EU Over Data Protection Breaches

The Irish Data Protection Commission penalized TikTok for failing to safeguard European user data from potential Chinese government access, with a six-month compliance deadline issued.

Le réseau social TikTok compte plus de 175 millions d’utilisateurs dans la zone économique européenne.
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TikTok a été condamné vendredi dans l'Union européenne à 530 millions d'euros d'amende pour avoir échoué à garantir une protection suffisante des données personnelles des Européens en Chine

Overview

  • The Irish Data Protection Commission imposed a €530 million fine on TikTok for violating the EU's GDPR by failing to adequately protect European user data accessible by employees in China.
  • TikTok has been given six months to comply with EU regulations or risk suspension of data transfers to China.
  • The fine is the third-largest GDPR penalty issued, following previous record fines against Meta and Amazon.
  • TikTok announced plans to appeal the decision, citing its Project Clover initiative, which aims to improve data security through investments in European data centers and monitoring systems.
  • The platform admitted to mistakenly storing European user data on Chinese servers in February 2025, but claims the issue was promptly resolved under Project Clover protocols.