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European Parliament harshly criticises TikTok over user data protection

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05. 05. 2025 - The European Parliament today overwhelmingly adopted a motion by the Renew group, which had requested a debate on the floor of the European Parliament on the transfer of personal information of TikTok social network users to China. The Chinese company has thereby fundamentally violated EU rules on the protection of personal data.
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The European Parliament today came out strongly against the popular social network TikTok. According to a recent investigative report, the app allows access to the personal data of European users directly from China, where the operating company originates.

TikTok has so far failed to demonstrate conclusively that the personal data of European users, accessed by employees in China, is protected in line with the strict standards of the European Union. MEPs also point out that the company has failed to address the risk of interference by Chinese government structures, which they say poses a serious security threat.

The app, which is used by more than 1.5 billion people around the world, is accused by the union of violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and has been fined €350 million by the European Commission.

TikTok denies all allegations.

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