UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, has launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit and Imgur safeguard kids' data

The U.K.'s privacy watchdog has launched investigations into three social media companies over how they go about protecting the privacy of children on

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur over how they handle children's personal data, the agency announced on Monday. The probe comes amid rising concerns over how social media and video-sharing platforms collect and process data from younger users.