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. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a $400m settlement with the short-video app TikTok over concerns that the platform had violated children’s online privacy.
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- Fact 1: The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a $400m settlement with the short-video app TikTok over concerns that the platform had violated children’s online privacy.
- Fact 2: The DOJ said on Friday it had entered into a settlement with TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated entities over concerns about compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal information from users under age 13.
- Fact 3: French parliament passes social media ban for under-15s Who was Cesar Gastelum, Mexican TikToker shot dead mid-livestream?
- Fact 4: What the social media addiction lawsuit could cost Meta The DOJ had sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024.
TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children’s online privacy laws. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a $400m settlement with the short-video app TikTok over concerns that the platform had violated children’s online privacy.
The DOJ said on Friday it had entered into a settlement with TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated entities over concerns about compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal information from users under age 13. French parliament passes social media ban for under-15s Who was Cesar Gastelum, Mexican TikToker shot dead mid-livestream? What the social media addiction lawsuit could cost Meta The DOJ had sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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