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Canada Orders TikTok to Restrict Access and Verify Ages

9/24/2025

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Summary

Story summary

TikTok will strengthen age verification and restrict under-13 access after the Canadian privacy probe.
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne warned TikTok's data practices could harm youth, citing collection of sensitive data from hundreds of thousands of children for targeted ads.
The Canadian government has ordered TikTok to dissolve its Canadian operations over national security concerns tied to Chinese ownership.

History

Historical Context

In 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission fined Musical.ly, TikTok's predecessor, $5.7 million for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which mandates strict data collection regulations for children under 13. This issue resurfaced in Canada, where Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne raised concerns about TikTok's data practices, emphasizing the need for robust age verification to protect youth online.

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Story summary

TikTok will strengthen age verification and restrict under-13 access after the Canadian privacy probe.
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne warned TikTok's data practices could harm youth, citing collection of sensitive data from hundreds of thousands of children for targeted ads.
The Canadian government has ordered TikTok to dissolve its Canadian operations over national security concerns tied to Chinese ownership.

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