TikTok and ByteDance settle US privacy allegations for $400 million, enhancing protections for children's online data.

Federal prosecutors accused TikTok of collecting and keeping data from children without notifying parents or receiving consent.

TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400 million to settle DOJ allegations of violating children's online privacy laws under COPPA without admitting

The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission jointly sued TikTok in 2024.