Video-App: 400‑Millionen-Zahlung – US-Justiz stoppt TikTok-Ermittlungen
Die US-Behörden wollen nicht weiter wegen des Sammelns der Daten von Kindern gegen TikTok ermitteln. Die Zahlung sei jedoch kein Schuldeingeständnis.
In a surprising turn of events, the popular short-video platform TikTok has reached a settlement with US authorities, agreeing to pay a staggering 400 million dollars to halt their investigations. The agreement, while not involving an admission of wrongdoing, does acknowledge the recent changes in TikTok's ownership and data privacy practices within the US market.
The Justice Department's lawsuit, initiated in mid-2024 during the transitional period following Donald Trump's presidency, accused the platform of allowing children under the age of 13 to create accounts without parental consent, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This law had set a minimum age requirement of 13 for online platforms.
Despite the widespread use of false birthdates to create profiles, US online platforms have consistently struggled to enforce this minimum age requirement effectively. Critics argue that companies like TikTok are not doing enough to combat this issue. In 2026, following a heated dispute, Trump's administration managed to secure a majority sale of the US TikTok business to a new firm with American investors, thus ensuring the app's continued operations in the country after a year-long standstill.
The Chinese-owned TikTok parent company, Bytedance, remains the primary entity behind the app's operations globally.
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