The Justice Department had accused the social media platform of allowing minors to register accounts without parental consent and collecting their personal information like email addresses and phone numbers

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.