Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
TikTok fined €530m for sending user data to servers in China
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

TikTok fined €530m for sending user data to servers in China

Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing
May 02, 2025
∙ Paid
4

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
TikTok fined €530m for sending user data to servers in China
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share

Photo: Constante / Shutterstock

TikTok illegally transferred user data to servers in China and Ireland's Data Protection Commission levied a €530 million (~$600 million) fine on it Thursday. Among the most significant breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) yet to hit the "find out" stage for big tech companies, the fine came with …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More