Randahl Fink

TikTok is fined €530 million for illegally sending user data to China and failing to disclose its dubious practices to TikTok users.

I simply love the EU. Ordnung muss sein!
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https://www.theverge.com/news/660047/tiktok-fine-600-million-ireland-gdpr-data-china

TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China

An Irish court has fined TikTok for breaching the EU’s GDPR regulations and a lack of transparency in its privacy policy.

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May 2, 2025 at 12:09pmIvory for iOS
Show threadJigen Daisuke, JrMay 2, 2025
@randahl the fine is OK, but the amount is ridiculous for the corporate with estimated revenue of ~$15 billions in 2023.
P.S.: I love EU too 😀
Show threadJMcDMay 2, 2025
@JigenDaisukeJr @randahl And the money should go to the users whose data was stolen.
Show threadRobin BartonMay 2, 2025
@randahl I wish I lived in the EU with its crazy ideas that government has a duty to protect its citizens.
Show thread🔥 Mireille Sillander 🔥May 2, 2025
@randahl Extremely love it that Finland is in talks with hosting a server for them, so Tiktok can subvert regulations and directly spy on people
Show threadRandahl FinkMay 2, 2025
@Mimesatwork Source?
Show thread🔥 Mireille Sillander 🔥May 2, 2025
@randahl https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/tiktok-plans-build-1-bln-euro-data-centre-finland-spokesman-confirms-2025-04-30/
Show threadRandahl FinkMay 2, 2025
@Mimesatwork thank you.
Show thread🔥 Mireille Sillander 🔥May 2, 2025
@randahl Np! I'm sure the official stance it that this will only make them better conform to EU data regulations, but tbh, when it comes to dealing with megacorps, you just can't trust anything they say
Show threadTechsorcistMay 2, 2025
@randahl #broligarchs hate this one trick: obeying the fucking #law !!
Show threadFrançois-OlivierMay 3, 2025

@randahl I love it too.

I asked before but got no answer: do you know how the money of these fines is used? Is it spent on social programs? Military use? Shared across member country? Self financing?

I know Apple and Meta were fined too, it adds up to nice sums! I hope it's for good use...

Show threadRandahl FinkMay 3, 2025
@fo I do not, but I suppose they benefit the entire EU budget.