US Justice Department and TikTok settle for $400 million in children’s privacy suit, Axios reports

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US Justice Department and TikTok settle for $400 million in children’s privacy suit, Axios reports
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TikTok, the company behind the popular short-form video app, has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit alleging that a predecessor app violated the country’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Justice Department announced the settlement with TikTok and China-based ByteDance on Friday. Under the terms of the agreement, TikTok […]
TechCrunch
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.
TechCrunch
TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit
The Hill center
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations the platform violated a children’s online privacy law, the agency said Friday. The company will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after a court dismisses an earlier consent decree entered against…
The Wall Street Journal right
The Justice Department and TikTok reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations the social-media company violated laws meant to protect the online privacy rights of children. on.wsj.com/3S4wWvz
Fox Business Technology right
The DOJ called the $400 million TikTok settlement a major victory for American children and parents, citing strengthened privacy safeguards.
Al Jazeera center
TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.
The Guardian left
The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and collecting their information ⁠TikTok and its Chinese former parent company ByteDance on Friday agreed to a $400m settlement to resolve the US Department of Justice’s allegations that the short-form video app ⁠violated children’s online ⁠privacy. The justice department sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and illegally collectin
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TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation
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The Department of Justice has secured a $400M settlement in its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) case against TikTok. After filing a complaint in 2024, the DOJ announced on Friday it has resolved litigation with TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated entities (TikTok) over collection of children’s personal information, marking one of the largest financial recoveries […]