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US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
The judge said the record does not show that ending the decree would be a durable remedy, leaving a $100 million payment in doubt.
- On Friday, District Judge George H. Wu tentatively rejected a request to lift the 2019 consent decree on TikTok, maintaining federal oversight of the app's privacy practices.
- The Federal Trade Commission originally imposed this decree in 2019 after settling a $5.7m children's privacy case with Musical.ly, the predecessor to TikTok, requiring record-keeping obligations through 2029.
- Under the $400 million settlement announced in August, ByteDance agreed to pay $300 million immediately, with an additional $100m contingent on the court terminating the decree.
- Judge George wrote that the court "cannot determine that it constitutes a durable remedy", tentatively denying the request because termination was not suitably tailored to the asserted change in circumstance.
- In contrast to the US process, The European Commission is increasing supervision under the Digital Services Act, accusing TikTok of addictive design rather than removing oversight.
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The decision concerns the charges of violation of the confidentiality of children and could keep TikTok under additional supervision. Federal Judge George H. Wu of California rejected Friday the request for the annulment of an existing order by which private life protection measures are established for users under 13 years of age. The order was initially imposed ...
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