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EU opens probe into TikTok data transfer to China

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has launched an investigation into TikTok for transferring European users' personal data to China, following revelations that some data was stored on servers in China despite previous claims by the company.

Published July 10,2025
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An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an investigation into TikTok over the transfer of users' personal data to China.

The Data Protection Commission said it was informed by TikTok in April "that limited EEA (European Economic Area) user data had in fact been stored on servers in China", contrary to evidence presented by the Chinese-owned social media giant.