Vietnam Fines TikTok for Violating Government Data Consent Rules

Vietnam regulators fined ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok 880 million dong ($33,516) for misleading consumers about their relationship with businesses and violating consumer protection and data consent rules.

The Vietnam Competition Commission said TikTok has no mechanism that allows consumers to opt out from having their information used for commercial activities, such as advertising, according to a statement on the Vietnam Competition Commission’s website. The social media app also failed to provide processes to certain types of users allowing them to file complaints or resolve disputes, it said.