TikTok incentivised millions of children to “skip” private settings on its video-sharing app, according to a damning report that found adults using public settings could enable direct messages for certain teenagers with whom they had no family connection. As Ireland’s data protection commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon imposed a €345 million fine on the Chinese-owned company for multiple breaches of children’s privacy, a report stated TikTo used language that seemed “to trivialise the decision to opt for a private account” in favour of public settings. TikTok was also found to have used “vague and opaque” language when failing to inform children...