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DOJ settles with TikTok for $400 million over child safety and privacy concerns

By Claire Carter
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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 entities of violating children’s privacy by illegally gathering their information through the app.

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