A joint investigation, which included the Government of Alberta, has revealed the measures put in place to keep children off the popular social-media application TikTok and to prevent the collection of their personal information for the purpose of profiling, to be inadequate.

The investigation into the video-sharing platform was led by Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne and provincial counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta.

Authorities say even though TikTok has stated it’s not meant for people under 13-years-old, their investigation found hundreds of thousands of children in Canada have accessed the app each year. They also found the platform has collected and used the children’s personal information.

The investigation also found TikTok did not explain its

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