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TikTok is accused of disguising ads to kids, ripping them off with in-app currency

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<p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok[/url] is accused of presenting kids with “hidden” forms of advertising as one of a number of formal complaints from the BEUC, an umbrella body for consumer watchdogs across the European Union.</p>
<p>BEUC also accuses the video sharing app of unclear <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">privacy[/url] terms, failing to protect kids from inappropriate content, and ripping them off with in-app currency… </p>
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