TikTok agrees $400m settlement over child privacy violations in the US

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TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US lawsuit, marking one of the largest child privacy settlements on record. The case was filed in 2024 and accused the companies of unlawfully collecting large volumes of personal data from millions of children under the age of 13. The settlement resolves allegations that TikTok violated child privacy laws by gathering this data without appropriate consent. The deal underscores growing regulatory pressure on social media platforms over their handling of minors' personal information.

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