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It's the South American nation’s latest move against social
media companies.
The regulatory body said in its ruling that TikTok breached data
privacy laws across both logged-in accounts and guest browsing
sessions through the collection and processing of young users’
personal information without a valid legal basis or adequate
safeguards.
The company can still appeal the decision in the next 10 days,
Brazil’s regulatory body said. It didn't immediately comment
about the Brazilian regulator’s ruling, which also includes an
order for TikTok to eliminate all data that was gathered
illegally.
Brazil’s regulator also said that the company should offer a
plan to improve its protection of minors.
Earlier this month, the same body recommended the suspension of
live broadcasts of platform Discord after it was linked to a
suicide case.
Brazil’s government under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
and the country’s Supreme Court have tried to regulate the use
of the internet by minors, with mixed results so far, at a
moment when countries, including Australia, Canada and
Indonesia, are undertaking similar efforts.
Brazil’s first lady, Rosângela Lula da Silva, known as Janja,
said on Aug. 6 that the platform should be taken offline, citing
the case. She is also a critic of TikTok’s protections of
children and teenagers.
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