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TikTok and ByteDance have agreed to a US$400 million settlement with the US Justice Department over allegations the platform violated children's privacy protections by allowing under-13 users to create accounts without proper safeguards.
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve US allegations that the video platform illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent.
The U.S. Justice Department has reversed a 2022 ban on TikTok use by federal employees on government devices, citing a restructuring agreement that transferred control of U.S. user data and operations to a joint venture.