TikTok to Pay $400 Million to Settle Federal Lawsuit over Alleged Privacy Law Violations

TikTok to pay $400 million to settle federal lawsuit over alleged privacy law violations

The U.S. Department of Justice said TikTok will pay $300 million immediately, with another $100 million due after an earlier consent decree involving Musical.ly is vacated. The post TikTok to pay $400 million to settle federal lawsuit over alleged privacy law violations appeared first on KYMA.

TikTok Reaches $400M Settlement With DOJ Over Allegations the Company Violated Federal Children's Privacy Laws

TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly. Read more at AP News

DOJ ties a quarter of TikTok's $400 million to vacating a 2019 order

Editor’s Note: A quarter of the Justice Department’s announced $400 million TikTok settlement does not become due unless a judge first vacates a 2019 consent decree. The government filed the motion asking for exactly that on Aug. 21, and a hearing is calendared for Sept. 21 before U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II. The decree it seeks to unwind was never only a $5.7 million penalty. It carried a permanent COPPA injunction, a sworn compliance…

TikTok and ByteDance Agree to $400 Million Children’s Privacy Settlement

The US Department of Justice has reached a $400 million settlement with TikTok, ByteDance, and related companies over alleged violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The agreement addresses a 2024 DOJ lawsuit that accused the companies of breaching COPPA rules as far back as 2019. TikTok is set to pay $300 million now, with an additional $100 million due if a court vacates an earlier consent decree involving Musical.ly, its p…