TikTok sued for billions over use of children's data

88    21 Apr 2021 15:20 by u/Conspirologist

11 comments

14 u/None 21 Apr 2021 16:41
Kids don't belong on social media.
1 u/soltra 21 Apr 2021 17:04
Too bad it targets them almost exclusively
7 u/Peter 21 Apr 2021 17:34
Well, the problem here is that tik tok is targeting children, its only natural they use it...
3 u/Madje 21 Apr 2021 17:54
They don’t belong on the internet at all.
2 u/None 21 Apr 2021 18:17
Not by themselves, no.
2 u/NovaLegion 21 Apr 2021 16:22
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS
1 u/SilkyValley 21 Apr 2021 19:48
Unfortunately gonna end up no where.
1 u/owlie 21 Apr 2021 21:22
So can someone clarify what the harm is in using this data (I don't actually understand)? Also you have to be 13 to use it I think so that's adolescents/minors (I think the word "children" is a bit ambiguous, I think of like 5 year olds or something, unless they have 5 year olds on there)
5 u/Rorybabory 21 Apr 2021 21:47
I think the trouble is that if it is proven that tiktok knew how many kids under 13 were on the platform, and they did nothing, then they would have to be legally accountable.
2 u/owlie 21 Apr 2021 22:05
that is understandable, although still I wonder what harm is done by using data Of course I can appreciate the idea that people don't want their kids to be used just for "data" but it seems like selective outrage is data's being used everywhere (for good or ill)
4 u/Rorybabory 22 Apr 2021 01:11
The purpose of the law is that people under a certain age are less able to understand the consequences of the data they give up, and can therefore be exploited more easily then someone a bit older.