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TikTok sued for misuse of private information

TikTok sued for misuse of private information

Children's commissioner brings representative claim on behalf of 12-year-old London girl

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Joshua Rozenberg
Dec 30, 2020
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The children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has begun legal action against the social media platform TikTok on behalf of a 12-year-old girl from London.

Longfield, who is bringing the claim as the child’s “litigation friend”, alleges that the video-sharing platform has misused the girl’s private information. She is seeking damages for “loss …

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