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The law is from 2018. And described exactly what was forbidden for underage children privacy. The fact that Ticktock didn't comply until 2021 is their own fault.
In other words, GDPR is literally older than TikTok by 3-4 months (initial release: September 2016).
This is pretty interesting time with the social media / data companies. Will this be the new normal? Where, like clock work, another fine gets announced? Or will we transition through this period into one where they know how to, and also do, comply and the regulations don't change a ton?
The clearest sign for me was Meta's decision to delay the launch of Threads in the EU. Even for a company with the financial might of Meta, two billion euros in fines in the past two years has put the brakes on the "move fast and break stuff" mentality. Of course that creates the possibility of a two-tier internet where EU customers simply don't get access to products that are inherently intrusive, but I think that's a feature rather than a bug - either respect the privacy of our citizens, or take your seedy surveillance business elsewhere.
if TikTok simply had an age selection box, and if you choose anything under 18 it said "too bad. wait until you're 18", I'm sure all of those children would say, "gee darn it, guess I'll wait" :eyeroll.
This sort of nonsense is why government's are trying to enforce age verification because god forbid your children go on a website or app.
at the end of the day these fines exist because it's easy money for the EU - there's really no way of stopping children from using TikTok, or any social media for that matter but the EU knows that so they fine the companies and keep the gravy train going.
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The article states: "It found that the “family pairing” scheme, which gives an adult control over a child’s account settings, did not check whether the adult “paired” with the child user was a parent or guardian." Chapter 8, Article 1 of the GDPR[1] states: "Where the child is below the age of 16 years, such processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that consent is given or authorised by the holder of pare…
Ok, in this one case, it's not that vague. But GDPR in general is extremely vague. Digital Markets Act, extremely vague.
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GDPR already has a provision for this (it accounts for repeated violations and collaboration), and a ceiling of 4% of global revenue is quite high.
"quite" high? Are you serious. These fines are unbelievable.
Where does the money go?
Where does the money go?