{
  "id": 2451002,
  "title": "TikTok to pay US$400 million settlement in US children's privacy case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-to-pay-us-400-million-settlement-in-us-childrens-privacy-case-2451002",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/tiktok-400-million-settlement-children-privacy-6334166"
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  "summary": "Under the settlement, TikTok will pay US$300 million immediately and an additional US$100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered with the Federal Trade Commission in 2019 against TikTok’s predecessor, Musical.ly.",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The US DOJ and TikTok reach a $400M settlement to resolve allegations TikTok violated COPPA; the DOJ filed the lawsuit in 2024 (Ashley Gold/Axios)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-us-doj-and-tiktok-reach-a-400m-settlement-to-resolve-allegations",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:40:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "TikTok to pay US$400 million settlement in US children's privacy case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/tiktok-to-pay-us-400-million-settlement-in-us-childrens-privacy-case",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:43:00.000Z"
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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."
}