The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating child privacy laws in the country. As part of the settlement, the social media platform will pay $300 million immediately, and an additional $100 million "upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against

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The government’s 2024 suit claimed that TikTok gathered data from users under the age of 13 without parental permission.

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TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.

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The DoJ said the app has made significant strides in privacy protections since the 2024 suit.

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Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.

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