TikTok Faces French Data Probe, Adding to EU-Wide Scrutiny
- App’s Chinese parent faces review in Europe over privacy
- U.S. President Trump has threatened to ban app after Sept. 15
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France’s privacy watchdog opened a probe into TikTok, marking another examination of ByteDance Ltd.’s social media app, which is facing broader scrutiny of its privacy policies.
The French authority, CNIL, is looking at a number of issues, including how the company communicates with users and the protection of children, a spokesman said Tuesday. The questions are part of an investigation into TikTok’s plan to set up a European Union headquarters for data purposes.