Information Commissioner (ICO) · 23 February 2026
Reddit, Inc.
Non-compliance with general data processing principles
Fine€16,610,000Fine issued
- Regulator
- Information Commissioner (ICO)
- Decided
- 23 February 2026
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
- Regulator’s reference
- Not recorded
- Fino case number
- 2026/GB/002
What happened
The DPA fined Reddit £14,472,500 (approximately €16,756,188) for processing children’s personal data unlawfully, failing to obtain consent from parents for the processing of personal data of children under 13 years old and failing to carry out a data protection impact assessment.
Summary from the GDPRhub page for this decision, written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Art. 5Principles relating to processing of personal data5(1)(a)Read →
- Art. 8Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society servicesRead →
- Art. 35Data protection impact assessmentRead →
- Consent
- DPIA
- Data principles
Sources
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