Law & Justice
TikTok to pay $400m in US child privacy settlement
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US Department of Justice lawsuit over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children's privacy laws, the department said Friday.
The Justice Department said TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree against TikTok's predecessor, Musical.ly.
Update
The US Department of Justice announced that TikTok and ByteDance agreed to the settlement.
The lawsuit concerned claims that TikTok violated federal children's privacy laws.
The settlement calls for $300 million to be paid immediately and another $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree against Musical.ly.
Source note: AFP news report published on 21 August 2026 at 20:41:42 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied material does not state whether TikTok or ByteDance admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
Source
AFP news report published on .