TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
Summary
TikTok will pay $400 million to the US government to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of violating children's privacy laws by collecting data from users under 13 without parental consent. The case involves TikTok's Chinese operations and resolves claims made by the Department of Justice under President Biden.Key Facts
- TikTok agreed to a $400 million settlement over alleged child privacy violations.
- The lawsuit was filed in 2024 by the US Department of Justice.
- The case was based on violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
- TikTok’s parent company is ByteDance.
- TikTok must pay $300 million immediately and $100 million later under the deal.
- The lawsuit concerns TikTok’s Chinese operations, despite the US business being mostly separated last year.
- Past COPPA-related fines include Google paying $170 million in 2019 and Epic Games paying $275 million in 2022.
- TikTok's US business is now mostly owned by American investors; ByteDance owns 19%.
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