TikTok Commits $1.3 Billion to Build European Safeguards

TikTok said it would spend about $1.3 billion a year on measures to safeguard European users. Plans include opening two data centers in Ireland and one in Norway. European data will be moved to these sites.

March 9, 2023 . 3:37 PM

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TikTok said it would spend about $1.3 billion a year on measures to safeguard European users, called 'Project Clover'.
Plans include opening two data centers in Ireland within weeks and a third center in Norway later this year.
TikTok plans to eventually announce a European partner that will monitor how the app handles data on the continent.
US officials are skeptical that TikTok’s proposal would adequately keep the app from the reach of Chinese authorities.
TikTok's US-based general counsel is briefing political advisers and other policy makers in Europe.