““I have that authority.””
I don’t think he does. But he may be able to really put pressure on them to behave.
The original company, Musical.ly which morphed into Tiktok, was established in the US with an office in Santa Monica, Ca, around 2016. Now TikTok is based in Los Angeles, with global offices in London, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta, Mumbai, and Moscow. Originally launched in 2016, the TikTok app now covers more than 150 countries and regions worldwide and supports more than 75 languages.
They were nailed by the FCC, however February 27, 2019. The following describes a Settlement that has been formally brought by a government agency. The Federal Trade Commission and Joseph H. Hunt (Assistant Attorney General), alleges and charges as follows:
The operators of the video social networking app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, have agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company illegally collected personal information from children. This is the largest civil penalty ever obtained by the Commission in a children’s privacy case.
The FTC’s complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Commission, alleges that Musical.ly violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires that websites and online services directed to children obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13.
“The operators of Musical.ly—now known as TikTok—knew many children were using the app but they still failed to seek parental consent before collecting names, email addresses, and other personal information from users under the age of 13,” said FTC Chairman Joe Simons. “This record penalty should be a reminder to all online services and websites that target children: We take enforcement of COPPA very seriously, and we will not tolerate companies that flagrantly ignore the law.”
They are an American company now on Olympic Blvd. in Santa Monica, so throwing them out of the country is impossible. He can apply pressure through Charlie and I hope he does. They knew what they wee doing.
rwood
>>have agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company illegally collected personal information from children.
Merely a slap on the wrist.