Reddit fined £14m by UK data watchdog over age check failings

The UK's data watchdog said the failings meant children could be exposed to harmful material online.

Reddit fined £14.5m in UK over use of under-13s’ data

Information Commissioner’s Office imposes largest fine yet for a breach of children’s privacy The UK information regulator has fined the social news service Reddit £14.5m for using the data of children under the age of 13 unlawfully and potentially exposing them to inappropriate and harmful content. The hefty punishment from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the largest fine yet for a breach of children’s privacy and comes after the US-based company introduced age checks in July...

By Robert Booth UK technology editor

Reddit fined $20 million in UK over children’s data failures

Britain’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media platform Reddit 14.47 million pounds for using children’s data unlawfully and potentially exposing them to harmful content. The action comes as Britain considers tighter limits on children’s use of social media, with governments worldwide citing concerns about mental-health risks, cyberbullying and exposure to harmful content to justify […]

Reddit gets ~$20M fine in the UK for alleged unlawful use of children's data