The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against TikTok in California, alleging violations of laws protecting children’s privacy. These laws dictate that online platforms must not collect data from users under 13 years old without parental consent and must delete all data upon request.
The DoJ also referenced a previous FTC order in 2019 that fined TikTok for similar issues, indicating a repeated offense. Numerous complaints from parents were cited in the court documents.
TikTok’s representatives denied these allegations, stating that the company has implemented controls to protect child users, including preventing those under 13 from creating accounts, posting videos, and closing accounts upon request.
Source: BBC and DoJ
TLDR: The DoJ and FTC have filed a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly violating children’s privacy laws, with TikTok denying the allegations and claiming to have implemented safeguards for underage users.
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