TikTok to Pay US$400 Million Settlement in U.S. Children’s Privacy Case
The deal includes new age controls and parental oversight after regulators said TikTok collected children’s data without consent.
- The Justice Department announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok and China-based ByteDance on Friday to resolve allegations the app violated federal laws protecting children's online privacy.
- Filed in 2024, the Justice Department lawsuit alleged the platform permitted children under 13 to create accounts while collecting personal information without parental consent in violation of COPPA.
- Under the agreement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately, with $100 million due upon vacating a prior consent decree against predecessor Musical; the firm committed to implementing enhanced age-related controls and parental oversight.
- Associate Attorney General Stanley called the settlement a "major victory for American children and parents," while the company has since overhauled its ownership, management, and privacy practices.
- Recently, lawmakers questioned TikTok CEO Shou Chew regarding a report that the app disabled algorithmic safeguards for roughly 10% of American users, even as it operates under a new American-owned joint venture.
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The U.S. authorities do not want to further investigate TikTok for collecting children's data, but the payment is not a admission of guilt.
TikTok to pay US$400 million settlement in U.S. children’s privacy case
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children’s privacy laws, the department announced on Friday.
San Francisco, United States. TikTok and his parent company, ByteDance, agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on allegations that the video platform violated federal child privacy laws, DoJ reported on Friday. “Under the agreement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million when an order is issued to rescind a prior consent decree issued against TikTok’s predecessor, Music…
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