TikTok Pays $400M Over Kids Privacy | Phoenix News

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance just agreed to a $400 million settlement over allegations of violating kids’ privacy laws, with $300 million paid upfront and the rest tied to a court order against Musical.ly. The Justice Department calls it a landmark win for child online safety, highlighting TikTok’s new safeguards like improved age verification and local data storage. Though no admission of guilt is made, the deal signals a major step toward holding social media giants accountable for protecting young users’ data. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d6d3083588629f12