TikTok to pay US$400mil settlement in US children’s privacy case
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act bars websites from gathering the personal information of children younger than 13 without parental permission.
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have reached a $400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice over allegations that the video-sharing platform violated federal children's privacy laws. The lawsuit claimed that TikTok's "Kids Mode," intended for users under 13, still collected email addresses and other personal information.
The settlement includes an immediate payment of $300 million and an additional $100 million upon the court's approval of a vacating order for a previous consent decree related to ByteDance's predecessor, Musical.ly. This settlement represents one of the largest recoveries under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which prohibits websites from gathering personal information from children under 13 without parental permission.
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly filed the lawsuit against TikTok in 2024, alleging that the platform jeopardized the safety of millions of children by collecting their personal data without parental consent.
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