TikTok to pay $400M to settle DOJ child privacy violation lawsuit

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The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit over alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The DOJ accused TikTok of collecting data from children without parental notification or consent and failing to delete accounts upon parental request. Under the settlement terms, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately, with the remaining $100 million due after a prior consent decree against its predecessor Musical.ly is vacated. The DOJ described the settlement as one of the largest recoveries ever obtained in a child privacy case.

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