TikTok, the Chinese-owned video sharing platform, faces two inquiries from a data regulator in the European Union (EU) over its processing of children’s information and transferring of user data to China. The IrishData Protection Commission (DPC) said it will first look at the processing of personal data in the context of platform settings for users under age 18 and age verification measures for persons under 13, according to a statement released on Sept. 15. The second inquiry will examine whether TikTok transfers EU user data to China, where its parent company ByteDance is located. The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon warned of data transfer issues in March, according to a report by The Irish Times. “TikTok tells us that EU data is transferred to the United States and not to China. However, we have understood that there is [a] possibility that maintenance and AI engineers in China may be accessing data,” …