"Children under 13 had their personal information collected and used in ways they could not understand, consent to or control," said John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner.
Reddit has been fined more than £14 million (€16 million) by the UK’s information watchdog, accusing the social media giant of failing to protect children and leaving them vulnerable to “inappropriate and harmful content”.
Following an investigation, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that the American company neglected to implement robust age-verification tools. Reddit told Euronews Next that it intends to appeal the decision.
Instead, Reddit relied heavily on “self-declaration”—allowing users to simply state their age without further proof—a method the watchdog deems insufficient for protecting children.
neglected to implement robust age-verification tools
So they failed to apply UK draconian adult-surveillance and censorship regulations?
Children under 13 had their personal information collected and used in ways they could not understand, consent to or control
What about adults? Does UK think it’s fine to collect data without consent or any control, as long as it’s about people older than 13? What about 14 years old? Surely they wouldn’t understand what their data is used for either?
In case someone doesn’t know, 13 is the minimum age for creating a reddit account, that’s why I think UK is fixating on that age, making a fool of themselves in the process.
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So they failed to apply UK draconian adult-surveillance and censorship regulations?
What about adults? Does UK think it’s fine to collect data without consent or any control, as long as it’s about people older than 13? What about 14 years old? Surely they wouldn’t understand what their data is used for either?
In case someone doesn’t know, 13 is the minimum age for creating a reddit account, that’s why I think UK is fixating on that age, making a fool of themselves in the process.