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Ireland Probes TikTok Over Controversial Data Storage Practices

7/11/2025

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Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is intensifying its scrutiny of TikTok, launching a second investigation into the app's controversial storage of European user data on Chinese servers. TikTok's recent admission of unauthorized data storage has shattered trust, prompting fears of severe penalties as its ambitious €12 billion Project Clover comes under fire.

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Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is intensifying its scrutiny of TikTok, launching a second investigation into the app's controversial storage of European user data on Chinese servers. TikTok's recent admission of unauthorized data storage has shattered trust, prompting fears of severe penalties as its ambitious €12 billion Project Clover comes under fire.