TikTok to Pay $400M in Privacy Settlement
The US Department of Justice and TikTok reached an agreement on a lawsuit regarding the protection of children's privacy.
Consensus
- TikTok and ByteDance agreed to a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
- The lawsuit alleged that TikTok violated children's online privacy laws by collecting personal data from minors under 13 without parental consent.
- The settlement resolves the legal action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2024.
- TikTok has implemented changes to improve age verification and parental controls since the lawsuit.
- The settlement amount is considered one of the largest ever in cases involving children's online privacy.
Points of divergence
- TikTok will pay $300 million initially and $100 million after the cancellation of a prior settlement with Musical.ly, the predecessor to TikTok. — fontanka
- After the $400 million payment, TikTok and ByteDance will not face further legal proceedings. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- US Department of Justice and TikTok reached agreement on privacy lawsuit — Коммерсантъ
- TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a Department of Justice lawsuit — Фонтанка