The TikTok platform assured this Wednesday that it is investing heavily in keeping children under the age of 13 away from the app and that more than 40,000 employees have been dedicated to security.
In a statement sent by Lusa after news of the existence of two lawsuits in Portugal, filed by the NGO Ius Omnibus, seeking to convict the social network for illegal actions and compensation that could amount to 1.12 billion euros, TikTok dismissed comments about “pending disputes ”, despite reaffirming its commitment to the privacy of user data.
“We can assure you that protecting our community and their data is of the utmost importance to us. We invest heavily to ensure that children under the age of 13 cannot use the platform, and over 40,000 professionals work in the security industry dedicated to keeping our TikTok safe. safe for the community” can be found in the app note owned by the Chinese group ByteDance.
According to the platform, security work is “continuous” to find “innovative solutions to further enhance both user security and privacy.”
The well-known lawsuits this Wednesday, which were circulated on Tuesday at the Central Civil Court of Lisbon, are aimed at users under 13 years old, for whom the consumer protection association seeks global compensation of up to 450 million euros, as well as TikTok users over 13 years old, whose actions include a payment to these users for a total of 670 million euros.
The essence of the action, aimed at children under 13, is to demonstrate that this platform does not apply the necessary mechanisms to prevent registration and use by children without the permission of parents or legal representatives. With regard to actions directed against users over 13 years old, we are talking about “misleading commercial practices” and “non-transparent privacy policies.”
Ius Omnibus estimates that there are 3.5 million users of the social network in Portugal alone. In order to secure eligibility for compensation, the NGO stated that users would have to register on the platform, which should be available online from that medium.
“The TikTok case poses very difficult challenges for the protection of children, adolescents and adults in general,” Daniela Antao, general secretary of the association, said in a statement to Lusa, adding: “We cannot fail to act before the deadline.” of the illegal, dishonest practices and extremely serious consequences that we understand TikTok’s behavior entails for users in Portugal.”
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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