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Brazil fines TikTok $30m for child data privacy violations
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Fusion42 · 27 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Brazil fined TikTok's parent company $30 million for mishandling personal data of children and teenagers, citing failures in age-verification and illegal data processing under its data privacy laws. The regulator also ordered TikTok to delete illegally collected data and improve protections for youth, noting Brazil's use of a 'logged-out feed' feature that bypasses age checks.
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Brazil just tightened rules on social media use by children, forcing platforms like TikTok to upgrade youth privacy safeguards or risk hefty fines. You need to review your platform’s age-verification and data practices now to avoid similar penalties.
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2 sources · 25 Aug 2026
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