TIKTOK PLANS TO OPEN TWO MORE DATA CENTRES IN EUROPE AMID REGULATORY PRESSURE

Fri 17 February 2023:

Chinese video-sharing app TikTok plans to establish two more data centers in Europe, according to a senior executive, which might allay worries about the security of user data and lessen regulatory pressure on the company.

TikTok has been attempting to reassure governments and authorities that users’ personal information cannot be accessed and that its content cannot be modified by the Chinese Communist Party or anybody else working for Beijing.

According to Rich Waterworth, general manager of operations for TikTok in Europe, the short video-sharing app wants to increase the amount of data it stores across the continent.

“We are at an advanced stage of finalising a plan for a second data centre in Ireland with a third-party service provider, in addition to the site announced last year,” he said.

“We’re also in talks to establish a third data centre in Europe to further complement our planned operations in Ireland. European TikTok user data will begin migrating this year, continuing into 2024,” Waterworth said.

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The company also reported on Friday that it had 125 million monthly active users in the European Union from August 2022 to January 2023, subjecting it to stricter EU online content rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Companies with more than 45 million users are classified as very large online platforms by the DSA, and they must conduct risk management, external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers, and follow a code of conduct.

The European Commission gave online platforms and search engines until February 17 to publish their monthly active users figures. Very large online platforms have four months to comply or face fines.

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