Security News > 2020 > May > Activists Allege TikTok Violated Agreement on Child Protection
A coalition of consumer groups filed a complaint Thursday with US regulators claiming the popular video app TikTok has failed to live up to an agreement last year limiting data collection from children.
The 20 organizations said in a Federal Trade Commission complaint that TikTok continues to collect data on children under 13 without parental consent despite a February 2019 US court settlement.
"We urge the Commission to take swift action and sanction TikTok again - this time with a fine and injunctive relief commensurate with the seriousness of TikTok's serial violations."
TikTok last year paid a $5.7 million penalty under a court settlement and agreed to implement policy changes including deleting any information collected from children under 13.
Asked about the latest complaint, TikTok said it had implemented detailed policies on accounts for young children.