TikTok settles with US Justice Department for $400m over child privacy laws
Summary
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a $400 million settlement with TikTok and its parent company ByteDance over violations of children's online privacy laws. The settlement addresses how TikTok allowed children under 13 to use the app without parental consent and collected their personal information improperly.Key Facts
- The settlement amount is $400 million in total.
- TikTok and ByteDance were accused of breaking the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
- COPPA requires businesses to get parental permission before collecting data from children under 13.
- TikTok let children create regular accounts and share videos and messages with adults.
- TikTok collected personal information from children without their parents’ approval.
- TikTok will pay $300 million now and $100 million after a court cancels a previous settlement with its predecessor, Musical.ly.
- ByteDance plans to set up a mostly U.S.-owned company to protect user data and avoid a U.S. ban.
- Since the lawsuit, TikTok has improved its privacy controls to better protect children.
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