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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Haleluya Hadero

Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok's adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ

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The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to the Department of Justice.

The FTC said in a statement Tuesday that it investigated the two companies and “uncovered reason to believe” they are “violating or are about to violate” the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, a federal law which requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parental consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.

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