{
  "id": 2432054,
  "title": "TikTok to Pay $400 Million to U.S. Government to Settle Lawsuit Alleging App Violated Child-Safety Law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-to-pay-400-million-to-u-s-government-to-settle-lawsuit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:05:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/tiktok-doj-lawsuit-coppa-child-safety-lawsuit-settlement-1236840365/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TikTok, the company behind the namesake popular short-form video app, has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit alleging it violated the country’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Justice Department announced the settlement with TikTok and China-based ByteDance on Friday. Under the terms of the agreement, TikTok will pay […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}