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August 24, 2026 at 17:56 UTC
TikTok reaches $400M settlement with US over COPPA violations
By Bill Toulas
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced a $400 million COPPA settlement with TikTok, ByteDance, and affiliated companies over alleged illegal collection of children's personal data. This represents one of the largest children's privacy enforcement actions on record and sets a significant precedent for platform accountability under federal child privacy law.
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