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TikTok Pays $400M to Settle COPPA Lawsuit | Salt Lake City News
TikTok just paid $400 million to settle a major DOJ lawsuit over COPPA violations—accusations that the app secretly harvested kids’ data without parental consent, failed to delete underage accounts, and ignored privacy rules. The deal includes $300 million upfront and $100 million pending court approval of a prior Musical.ly agreement, marking one of the largest COPPA settlements ever. While the Justice Department celebrates this as a win for children’s safety, TikTok’s U.S. ownership has shifted recently, and the company claims it’s now improved age verification, parental controls, and…
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