Use of the kid-addicting, video-sharing app is exploding during lockdown, triggering yet another inquiry into how safe it is for young ones.
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TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed
The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap.
US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.
TikTok owner to separate company over US national security worries
Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok might be under fire from US politicians but it’s not going to go down without a fight.