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TikTok settles children’s privacy suit with DOJ for $400 million

TikTok settles children’s privacy suit with DOJ for $400 millionWorldPing

The DOJ calls it a "major victory," but ByteDance is projected to earn $50 billion this year — and the U.S. never proved TikTok violated the law.

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