TikTok vows investment in youth safety, data protection amid global push to restrict minors' social media use

Debate among platform operators this year has centered on tightening restrictions on minors’ social media use and intensifying scrutiny of data protection -- sharpened in Korea by Coupang’s recent high-profile personal information leak. Against this backdrop, TikTok Korea reiterated at its 2025 TikTok Media Day in Seoul on Thursday that it invests billions of dollars annually in trust and safety, with safeguards for minors in place since early 2021, and will continue strengthening its technology