TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400mn to settle the US children's privacy case. Ireland fined the company €345mn for the same category in 2023.

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

Under the settlement, TikTok will pay US$300 million immediately and an additional US$100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered with the Federal…

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