TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws

TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.

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TikTok will pay $400 million to settle Justice Department lawsuit over child privacy

The DoJ said the app has made significant strides in privacy protections since the 2024 suit.

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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

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TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit

The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 over allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit

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.

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