TikTok Hit With $400 Million Fine for Violating Children's Privacy Law
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TikTok Hit With $400 Million Fine for Violating Children's Privacy Law
The fine, apparently the largest ever issued under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, ends TikTok’s second run through the COPPA wringer. But TikTok won't suffer much financially.
TikTok, a Chinese Bytedance video platform, made an agreement of $400 million with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations that the company violated the protection of the online privacy rights of children under 13 years of age, reported the The Wall Street Journal on Monday (24). Exclusive subject matter for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
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diarioestrategia.clIt is for a trial initiated in 2024; TikTok kept information from underage users without the consent of their parents
TikTok faces $400m settlement over alleged illegal collection of children’s data
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the social media platform of illegally collecting children’s personal data. The out-of-court settlement, announced by the US Department of Justice ends the case without the allegations being tested at trial and without any determination of liability. The case was brought in 2024 under the Biden administration by the DOJ and Federal …
According to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, many accounts have been created by children under the age of 13 on TikTok. As a result, personal data have been collected without the consent being obtained. A mode is supposed to be protected, the Kids Mode, but it is [...]
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