The Data Protection Commission of Ireland has fined TikTok €345 million for mishandling children's data. The investigation found that TikTok violated GDPR by setting children's accounts to public by default and allowing adults to enable direct messaging for over-16s. The app also failed to properly consider the risks to under-13s on the platform.The Data Protection Commission of Ireland has fined TikTok €345 million for mishandling children's data. The investigation found that TikTok violated GDPR by setting children's accounts to public by default and allowing adults to enable direct messaging for over-16s. The app also failed to properly consider the risks to under-13s on the platform.