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  "id": 9868597,
  "title": "TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tiktok-settles-lawsuit-with-alabama-for-at-least-100-million-will",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-26T00:03:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci-tech/2026/09/25/tiktok-settles-lawsuit-with-alabama-for-at-least-100-million-will-implement-safety-features"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TikTok reached a settlement with the state of Alabama for at least $100 million, agreeing to implement safety features for teenagers on its platform. The case was brought against the social media company by Alabama, claiming that the app had negative effects on youths' mental well-being due to its addictive features. In the settlement agreement, TikTok must provide platform-level changes for teen users in Alabama, such as the option to choose a non-personalized feed, prohibit cosmetic filters for teens, set a two-hour daily time limit, and ban nighttime usage between midnight and 6 a.m. Young users will also receive prompts to take breaks after 15 minutes of continuous usage, and at 60 and 90 minutes. Additionally, TikTok will pay the state $100 million in restitution and remediation, which will likely go towards youth mental health services and programs. If other states settle with TikTok within a certain timeframe, Alabama could receive up to an additional $183.8 million. The settlement also includes enhanced parental controls, stronger age verification measures, and improved content moderation protocols, with teen accounts set to private by default. This is similar to the settlement Meta reached with similar claims from states, though TikTok has not publicly commented on the matter.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/tiktok-settles-with-alabama-ahead-of-first-state-trial-over-claims-of",
        "published": "2026-09-25T22:38:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "TikTok to pay $100 million to Alabama under pre-trial settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tiktok-to-pay-100-million-to-alabama-under-pre-trial-settlement",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:01:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "TikTok pays Alabama US$100m to avoid trial over teen safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tiktok-pays-alabama-us-100m-to-avoid-trial-over-teen-safety",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:06:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "TikTok to pay Alabama US$100mil under pre-trial settlement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tiktok-to-pay-alabama-us-100mil-under-pre-trial-settlement",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:13:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "TikTok settles Alabama child safety case for $100m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tiktok-settles-alabama-child-safety-case-for-100m",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:21:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/tiktok-settles-lawsuit-with-alabama-for-at-least-us-100m-to-apply",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:38:08.000Z"
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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."
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