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TikTok and ByteDance Agree to $400 Million Settlement Over Children’s Privacy Allegations

TikTok ByteDance Lawsuit the Justice Department

TikTok $400 million settlement — TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to a $400 million settlement to resolve federal allegations involving compliance with children’s online privacy protections under COPPA. Rofidd/Shutterstock

TikTok and ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a federal lawsuit over allegations that the popular social media platform violated children’s online privacy protections.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement on August 21, calling it one of the largest recoveries ever obtained in a case involving the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, better known as COPPA. Under the agreement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million if a court enters an order vacating an earlier consent decree involving TikTok predecessor Musical.ly.

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