TikTok plătește 400 de milioane de dolari pentru încălcarea vieții private a copiilor în SUA

The U.S. Department of Justice and TikTok have reached a $400 million settlement over allegations of violating children's privacy laws. This agreement ends a lawsuit filed in 2024, where TikTok was accused of failing to protect children's data and illegally collecting information from users under 13. The settlement resolves claims under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires parental consent for data collection from minors. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, will pay the settlement, and the lawsuit will be dismissed permanently. This agreement comes amid ongoing scrutiny of TikTok's operations in the U.S., as the platform seeks to strengthen its market position after years of legal and political challenges.