UK watchdog to investigate TikTok and Reddit over use of children’s data

Information Commissioner's Office says it aims to learn about wider market by looking into two sites plus Imgur

TikTok is to be investigated by the UK's data protection watchdog, which is looking into whether social media algorithms are serving up inappropriate or harmful content to children.

Growing concerns over how social media platforms are using data generated by children's online activity have prompted the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to launch an investigation into the Chinese platform, along with the forum site Reddit and the image-sharing site Imgur.