Ireland's High Court supported a ruling. This lets TikTok continue working in the country. The Data Protection Commission still pursues TikTok. They accuse the app of breaking privacy rules. This involves handling user data.
The Data Protection Commission gave TikTok penalties. This happened over claims of letting Chinese engineers access user data. They ordered TikTok to pay a €530 million fine. TikTok faced accusations of privacy rule violations.
The High Court rejected an appeal on Thursday. The Data Protection Commission made the appeal. They wanted to challenge a court decision. This decision suspended orders for TikTok to pay the fine. It also stopped TikTok from sharing user data in China. The Irish news site 'The Journal.ie' reported this. 'Al Arabiya Business' also saw the report.
The Commission says TikTok broke EU data protection rules. TikTok is fighting the Commission's decisions. The app, owned by China's ByteDance, appealed. They got a temporary halt on orders. This lasts until a final court decision.
The Data Protection Commission challenged the halt. They questioned if the court's reason was based on EU or Irish law. The High Court, with five judges, rejected the appeal. They ruled unanimously. The court said the halt is under national law.
A judge had supported suspending the €530 million fine in February. TikTok claims the Commission broke fair process rules. They say the Commission reached its decision unfairly.