TikTok hit with $16 million fine for misusing children's data in UK.

TikTok has been fined £12.7 million by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office for failing to protect children's data, including allowing 1.4 million children under the age of 13 to use the app in 2020. The Chinese-owned app was found to have breached data protection law and failed to use children's personal data lawfully. The fine comes amid heightened scrutiny of the app's security and privacy, with calls for it to be banned in the US over national security concerns. TikTok's CEO has denied claims that the app shares user data with Beijing.