AFP21 Aug, 2026 11:17 PM2 mins to readTikTok agrees to $400 million settlement over US children's privacy claims. Photo / Getty ImagesTikTok agrees to $400 million settlement over US children's privacy claims. Photo / Getty ImagesTikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million ($668m) to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children’s privacy laws.
“Under the settlement, TikTok will pay US$300 million immediately and an additional US$100 million upon entry of
