Brazil fines TikTok record $30 million over children’s data
By The BriefBrief
Brazil’s data protection authority, ANPD, fined ByteDance US$30 million for five breaches of Brazil’s data protection law related to TikTok’s handling of children’s data. The regulator gave ByteDance 10 working days to appeal and required erasing records of users aged 13 to 18 whose parental authorization is not regularised within 60 working days.
WHO:Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD)
WHAT:ANPD fined ByteDance US$30 million over TikTok’s handling of children’s data and ordered related record erasures and compliance steps.
WHEN:Aug 25, 2026
WHERE:Brazil
WHY:The fine was issued for five breaches of Brazil’s data protection law involving TikTok’s handling of children’s data.
