children’s privacy

  • TikTok to Pay $400 Million in DOJ Settlement Over Alleged Children’s Privacy Violations

    TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit alleging violations of federal laws designed to protect children’s online privacy. The settlement, announced Friday, resolves litigation stemming from a 2024 lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The…

  • DOJ Sues TikTok Over Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the popular social media platform TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, alleging violations of children’s privacy laws. The DOJ claims that TikTok has unlawfully allowed children under 13 to create accounts and share content without obtaining parental consent, thereby failing to protect minors’ personal…