CERT24TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice said that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to resolve a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating U.S. child privacy laws. TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and an additional $100 million after an order vacates a prior consent decree entered against its predecessor, Musical.ly.