EU Opens Fresh Investigation Into TikTok Over Data Stored in China

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said it remained concerned over accuracy of information provided by the company.

File photo of the TikTok app logo shown on an iPhone in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2025. Ashley Landis/AP Photo

The European Union has launched a fresh privacy investigation into micro-video platform TikTok over the storage of European users’ data in China, the regulator announced on July 10.

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened the inquiry as a follow-up to an earlier probe, which concluded on May 2 and resulted in TikTok being fined $620 million (530 million euros) for violating the EU’s data protection rules.