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TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform.

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TikTok dropped its appeal against a £12.7m fine from the UK's data watchdog over failing to enforce its minimum age limit and remove underage users.

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“UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage users TikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling that it did not do enough to keep children below the age…”
Guardian Technology, 24 Sept 2026, 15:00.

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