"Brazil’s TikTok fine sends signal to other platforms", 25 August 2026

...The R$153.7 million fine imposed on TikTok by Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) took into account, among other factors, the company’s revenue in Brazil, said Fabrício Guimarães Madruga Lopes, the agency’s superintendent of enforcement. ByteDance, the social media platform’s parent company, was penalized Tuesday (25) for violations involving the processing of minors’ personal data...

Lopes said the agency is investigating other companies and platforms under Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD), the Digital Child and Adolescent Statute, and the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet...

In addition to the fine, ANPD ordered TikTok to delete data collected unlawfully and implement a compliance plan to strengthen protections for children and teenagers. The case against the platform began in November 2024...

The plan also requires TikTok to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to users under 16, which may only be changed with parental or guardian authorization. The company must strengthen parental supervision tools and adopt stricter content filters...