TikTok Settles for over $100 Million in Mental Health Lawsuit, Alabama AG Says
The deal requires TikTok to add teen safety controls and could rise to $300 million if 40 attorneys general join similar agreements.
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TikTok Reaches First State Settlement With Alabama Over Child Safety Claims
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have agreed to a landmark settlement with the U.S. state of Alabama over allegations that the platform was designed to addict children and misled parents and users about its safety features, marking the company’s first settlement with a U.S. state before a jury trial. The agreement was reached […]
The social network TikTok has concluded an agreement with the Alabama to restrict young people's access to its platform, thus avoiding an unprecedented trial in the United States After Meta, TikTok in turn accepts
Announced on Friday by the Alabama Attorney General, Steve Marshall, the agreement avoids for three days the first lawsuit brought by a state against TikTok, which was to open on Monday in Montgomery. The social network will pay 116.2 million dollars, including 100 million reparations, and up to 300 million in total if other states accept similar agreements, according to the text, signed without recognition of responsibility. The major platforms…
TikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced Friday it reached a minimum $100 million settlement deal with TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, days before a state court was set to hear arguments surrounding the app’s potential mental health effects on minors. TikTok has 45 days to respond to the settlement, which could balloon to $300…
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