UK fines Reddit for not checking user ages aggressively enough
via ico.org.uk
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A UK regulator today fined Reddit £14.5 million ($19.6 million) for not verifying the ages of users. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) alleged that the failure to check ages resulted in Reddit illegally using children’s personal information. “Our investigation found that Reddit failed to apply any robust age assurance mechanism and therefore did not […]