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Venezuela fines TikTok $10M

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Venezuela’s Supreme Court has issued a $10 million fine against TikTok.

The case is related to allegations that TikTok failed to control the spread of viral videos in which children died mimicking challenges involving inhaling toxic substances or taking anxiety medication without falling asleep.

The money from the fine is slated to be used to “compensate the victims of the viral challenges," said Magistrate Tania D’Amelio.

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