00:00TikTok and parrot company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a Justice Department
00:05lawsuit, accusing the platform of failing to keep children off the app and illegally collecting
00:11their personal information. The Justice Department sued TikTok in 2024, alleging the company allowed
00:17children to create accounts despite safeguards designed to prevent it. TikTok has disputed
00:22several of the government's allegations, saying they involved past practices that were inaccurate
00:27or had already been addressed. The settlement is among the largest ever involving children's
00:32online privacy. It adds to mounting legal pressure on social media companies over their treatment
00:37of young users.
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