https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlementsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlementshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlements#u48384Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:52:22 +0000TikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department to resolve allegations of violating children's privacy laws by collecting data from users under 13. This is one of the largest settlements under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The payment concludes a legal dispute over TikTok's handling of personal information of underage American users.Why it mattersThe settlement marks a significant development in the ongoing scrutiny of social media companies' handling of user data, particularly that of minors. TikTok, owned by ByteDance, https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlementshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlements#u47357Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:56:17 +0000TikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department to resolve allegations that it illegally collected data from users under 13, violating children's privacy laws. This is one of the largest settlements ever reached under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The payment concludes a legal dispute over how TikTok handled personal information of underage American users.Why it mattersThe settlement addresses longstanding concerns about TikTok's handling of children's data, a critical issue given the platform's massive user base an https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlementshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlements#u46419Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:50:12 +0000TikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department to resolve litigation regarding children's privacy. The settlement addresses allegations that the company illegally collected data from users under the age of 13. This agreement marks one of the largest settlements ever reached under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The payment concludes a legal dispute over how the platform handled the personal information of underage American families online.Why it mattersCOPPA is a federal law from 2000 designed to protect the privacy of children und