Ordinarily privacy enforcement against TikTok would be led by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), since the platform is legally established in Dublin. But Garante said it is invoking an emergency procedure that allows it to act directly against the company. It said it had notified the Irish authority of the restrictions, which will initially be in place until February 15.
A spokesperson for the Irish DPC declined to comment on Garante's order, but confirmed that the DPC has been TikTok's lead authority under EU rules since mid-December.
The action comes while Garante was already investigating TikTok, having initiated a formal procedure against the app in December. TikTok did not respond to a request for comment.