United Kingdom, March 3 -- TikTok is facing a probe by the UK's data protection watchdog.

The Chinese-owned platform is going to be probed over how it uses the personal information of children aged between 13 and 17 in its social media algorithms to deliver content and whether the app serves up inappropriate or harmful content to children.

An investigation has been launched by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) into TikTok as well as online forum Reddit and picture-sharing site Imgur, which will both be probed over their age-verification measures.

According to the BBC, TikTok said it has "strict and comprehensive measures that protect the privacy and safety of teens" as well as "robust restrictions on the content allowed in te...