TikTok challenge to DPC privacy breach finding opens before High Court

The hearing is expected to run for 10 days

In April 2025, following a lengthy investigation, the DPC concluded that TikTok breached the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules in sending the information to China to be accessed by engineers. File picture

TikTok’s challenge to the Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) finding that the social media giant breached privacy laws in transferring European users’ personal data to China has opened before the High Court.

In April 2025, following a lengthy investigation, the DPC concluded that TikTok breached the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules in sending the information to China to be accessed by engineers.