Daughter nearly bankrupts family with £42k data bill watching TikTok on holiday

A daughter nearly bankrupted a British family after she racked up a £42,000 mobile phone bill for watching TikTok videos on holiday. The Alty family were enjoying a trip away in Marrakech when O2 sent the first of two enormous bills, leaving them wondering if they had been victims of a hack. Andrew Alty, a curtains business owner, was stunned by the price tag, which left his five-person Manchester-based company in danger of going under. But when he discovered his daughter had scrolled on the popular video-sharing app for a total of eight hours, the pieces started to fall into place. Before the holiday, he had taken out a contract through his small business. Crucially, he didn't notice that the deal - which he purchased via electrical retailer Currys but was provided by O2 - contained a clause that meant data roaming outside Europe was uncapped.