TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to the United States as part of a settlement related to a lawsuit filed in 2024. The lawsuit accused TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, of collecting extensive data on millions of users who are under the age of 13.
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TikTok to pay $400 million in child privacy settlement
TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it collected significant amounts of data from users under 13 years old. The lawsuit was filed in 2024 and involves the company's parent organization, ByteDance.
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