Dhaka, March 4 -- The UK's data protection watchdog, Information Commissioner's Office, or ICO, has launched an investigation to figure out whether TikTok, Reddit and Imgur's privacy protection measures are appropriate for children.

The probe will look into how social media platforms use 13 to 17-year-old children's personal information for content recommendations, according to The Guardian.

It will also examine their age verification processes and whether the platforms encourage addictive behaviour in children, the report read.

"If we find there is sufficient evidence that any of these companies have broken the law, we will put this to them and obtain their representations before reaching a final conclusion," the ICO stated on its web...