{
  "id": 2438166,
  "title": "TikTok reaches $400M settlement with DOJ over alleged children's privacy law violations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-reaches-400m-settlement-with-doj-over-alleged-childrens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6044396-doj-tiktok-privacy-fine/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations the platform violated a children’s online privacy law, the agency said Friday. The company will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after a court dismisses an earlier consent decree entered against...",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "TikTok To Pay $400 Million Settlement In US Children's Privacy Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-to-pay-400-million-settlement-in-us-childrens-privacy-case",
        "published": "2026-08-21T22:19:00.000Z"
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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."
}