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TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws

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TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws. The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.S1
  • The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.S2
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6h Al Jazeera

TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws

TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.

6h BBC

TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws

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The brief

TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws. The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.S1
  • The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.S2
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S1 Al Jazeera 1 report · EN
S2 BBCLead 1 report · EN