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TikTok's initial challenge of UK data protection fine rejected by court (correct*)

By Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey ( July 4, 2025, 18:08 GMT | Insight) -- TikTok has today failed in its initial legal effort to quash a fine issued by the UK privacy watchdog over children’s data misuse. The First-tier Tribunal today rejected the company’s argument that a 12.7-million-pound data protection fine issued by the Information Commissioner in April 2023 was unlawful. The court said TikTok could not rely on special legal protections for artistic expression to avoid enforcement TikTok has today failed in its initial legal effort to quash a fine issued by the UK privacy watchdog over children’s data misuse....

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