The popular app TikTok agrees to pay $5.7 million to settle children’s data-privacy case.
The popular short-video and social-media app TikTok, formerly known as Musical.ly, agreed to a $5.7 million settlement with federal regulators over allegations that it illegally collected personal information from children.
The Federal Trade Commission claims Musical.ly violated a law that requires websites and online services aimed at children to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from anyone under the age of 13 years. The FTC said it is the largest civil penalty it has ever obtained in a children’s...
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