US: TikTok to pay $400 million in children's privacy lawsuit

TikTok will pay $400 million as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice over a 2024 lawsuit alleging violations of children's online privacy protection laws. This is the largest compensation in the history of cases under the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

TikTok will pay $400 million as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice. The lawsuit was filed in 2024 against the social network and its Chinese parent company ByteDance for violating children's online privacy protection laws. This is the largest compensation amount in the history of cases under the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. According to authorities, the violations involved shortcomings in age verification controls, parental oversight, and protection of children's personal information. Under the agreement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and an additional $100 million after the revocation of a previous ruling against its predecessor, the app Musical.ly.