The European Union strengthened its reputation as a no-nonsense regulator of data protection in recent weeks, after fining TikTok $379m for breaching its landmark GDPR privacy law.
The Chinese-owned social media giant was reprimanded for failing to protect children’s privacy, such as by making the accounts of users aged under 16 public by default. The action reiterates the aggressive approach of the EU’s lead regulator, the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), based in Ireland.
On September 18, the European Commission will conduct a high-level digital dialogue with China to facilitate EU-China communication on digital strategy and tech developments – though it’s unlikely China will be falling into lockstep with the bloc anytime soon. Thankfully, a recent EU report highlighted progress on innovative tech, such as Web3 tools, that could also bring substantial improvements in how data is managed by users.
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