Spain’s data protection watchdog AEPD said yesterday that it had launched a probe into the alleged proliferation of child sexual abuse material on social media platform TikTok brought to light in an investigation by a local news website.
However, the AEPD rejected the government’s demand to temporarily block the app in the country, opting instead for measures targeting specific content. Separately, Spain’s attorney general ordered the cybercrimes prosecutor to investigate potential crimes related to the production and dissemination of child sexual abuse material on TikTok.
The probe comes as big tech companies face growing scrutiny across Europe over harmful and illegal online content affecting minors.
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