The Department of Justice has secured a $400M settlement in its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) case against TikTok. TikTok and ByteDance agree to a $400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice over alleged violations of children’s privacy laws. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Department of Justice has secured a $400M settlement in its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) case against TikTok. After filing a complaint in 2024, the DOJ announced on Friday it has resolved litigation with TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated...S1

• TikTok and ByteDance agree to a $400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice over alleged violations of children’s privacy laws. : https://punchng.com/tiktok-to-pay-400m-settlement-in-us-childrens-privacy-case/S2

• The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission jointly sued TikTok in 2024, alleging that it had placed the safety of millions of children in jeopardy by collecting their personal data without parental permission.S3

• The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and collecting their information⁠TikTok and its Chinese former parent company ByteDance on Friday agreed to a $400m settlement to resolve the U...S4

• TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million to settle a US Justice Department lawsuit accusing the video-sharing app of violating children’s online privacy laws, resolving a major federal case as the platform’s American operations...S5

• TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million to settle a US Justice Department lawsuit accusingS6

• The US Justice Department and TikTok have agreed on a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations that the social media app violated children's online ​privacy.S7

• Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.S8