TikTok Agrees to 400M Privacy Settlement
TikTok and ByteDance agreed to a 400 million dollar settlement with the US government over child privacy violations. The agreement resolves allegations that the app illegally collected data from users under 13.
TikTok and its parent company agreed to a $400M settlement on Friday evening to resolve a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit over children's online privacy violations. The deal concludes litigation initiated in 2024 accusing the short-video platform of illegally collecting data from users under 13 without parental consent. The resolution removes legal uncertainty as the platform operates under new ownership structures in the United States.
