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TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit

The Verge 21 August 2026 Yesterday
TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit
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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 did not delete the accounts […]
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