Reddit fined £14M by UK data watchdog over age check failings
14 hours ago
- #data protection
- #online regulation
- #child safety
- Reddit fined £14.47m by UK's ICO for failing to protect children's data.
- ICO found Reddit did not properly verify user ages, exposing children to harmful content.
- Reddit relied on self-declaration of age, which was easy to bypass.
- Companies must ensure age verification to protect children online under UK law.
- ICO estimates many under-13s used Reddit despite terms prohibiting it.
- Reddit plans to appeal, arguing against collecting more private user data.