The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it cannot verify following death of 10-year-old girl who had been using the Chinese-owned app.
In a statement, the regulator said although TikTok had committed to ban registration for minors under the age of 13, it was nonetheless easy to circumvent this rule. As a result, it said TikTok had to block unverified user accounts until at least Feb. 15 awaiting further information.
