TikTok settles with U.S. over child privacy concerns for $400 million

The 2024 suit, filed under the Biden administration, claimed that TikTok had gathered data from users under the age of 13 without parental permission.

TikTok has agreed to pay a settlement worth $400 million over claims that they failed to protect children's online privacy.

The DOJ calls it a "major victory," but ByteDance is projected to earn $50 billion this year — and the U.S. never proved TikTok violated the law.

The DOJ announced Friday that TikTok and its parent company ByteDance will pay $400 million to settle allegations related to violations of federal children's privacy laws.

The world's fastest growing social media platform just cleared its last major legal hurdle for nearly half-a-billion dollars.

New York —  TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, reached a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department over children’s privacy litigation on Friday, one of the largest amounts yet for a case of this kind. The Justice Department first sued TikTok in 2024, claiming the app failed to stop children from joi

Tiktok has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice in its privacy case against the social media platform. The company had been accused of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children under the age of 13 to obtain parental consent before collecting thei

“This settlement is a major victory for American children and parents,” associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said.

TikTok agrees to $400 million US settlement over alleged child privacy violationsTikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US department of justice lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy laws. The settlement marks one of the largest recoveries under t

TikTok agrees to pay $400m settlement in child privacy case  The Times

It is "one of the largest recoveries ever obtained" from a case involving the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the US Department of Justice says.

The US Justice Department sued TikTok in 2024 over allegations that it violated children's online privacy laws. The settlement is believed to be one of the largest ever over the issue.

Justice Department reaches $400 million settlement with TikTok over child privacy case | CNN Business  CNN

The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.

TikTok Agrees To Pay $400 Million To Settle Alleged Violation Of Children’s Privacy Law  Forbes

The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 over allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that TikTok collected data from children without notifying parents or obtaining consent and

The Department of Justice on Friday announced it had reached a $400 million settlement with social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over concerns about children’s safety on the platform. The litigation relates to a complaint filed by the DOJ in 2024 that accused TikTok and its affiliated e

TikTok and the US government settled to resolve allegations that the app violated children's online privacy laws.

The US Justice Department and TikTok have agreed on a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations that the social media app violated children's online ​privacy.

The DoJ said the app has made significant strides in privacy protections since the 2024 suit.

The Justice Department sued TikTok in 2024, alleging that it violated a U.S. law prohibiting the collection of kids' data.

TikTok, the company behind the popular short-form video app, has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit alleging that a predecessor app violated the country’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Justice Department announced the settlement with TikTok and China-based ByteDance o

FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed over a door at the U.S. headquarters of the social media company TikTok in Culver City, California, U.S. January 17, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo 22 Aug 2026 03:43AM (Updated: 22 Aug 2026 03:50AM) WASHINGTON, Aug 21 : The U.S. Department of Justice and TikTok have reached a $40

The Justice Department and TikTok, along with parent company ByteDance, have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations of violating children's online privacy laws, per an announcement first shared with Axios. Why it matters: The Biden administration's DOJ first filed the suit in 2024. TikTok will clear t