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TikTok Settles Lawsuit with U.S. Department of Justice over Violation of the Children's Online Privacy Act for 64 Billion Yen.

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In a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against the short-video platform TikTok for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) , TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million (approximately 64 billion yen) in settlement. Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Secures $400M Settlement with TikTok and ByteDance to Resolve Children's Privacy Litigation | United States Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/opa…

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The fine has already become one of the largest cases in history related to this law.

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The agreement was reached with the U.S. Department of Justice and provides for an initial payment of US$300 million. The remaining US$100 million will be subject to a condition linked to a previous sanction against Musical.ly, the platform that was later incorporated into TikTok. Read more

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ByteDance has agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $400 million to settle the dispute against TikTok for alleged violations of the privacy of minors. The movement closes an open front in August 2024. The case is part of the federal COPPA regulation, which protects the privacy of children under 13 years of age in the U.S. and requires parental consent for the collection of personal data. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commis…

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ByteDance and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed that the first one will pay $400 million to settle the case initiated in August 2024 against TikTok. So, under Joe Biden’s presidency, the Chinese social network was accused of alleged violations of the privacy of minors protected by COPPA regulation for years. Among them, it would allow millions of children under the age of 13 to create and use normal accounts or collect personal informat…

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Le Monde broke the news in Paris, France on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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