TikTok is set to pay $400m in the United States under a settlement arising from child privacy claims involving the platform and its parent company, ByteDance.
The deal follows a lawsuit filed in 2024 which alleged that TikTok and ByteDance collected extensive data from millions of users who were under the age of 13. The case centred on concerns about how information linked to younger users was gathered by the companies.
The settlement is described as one of the largest child privacy settlements of its kind. It places renewed attention on the handling of children’s data by major technology platforms, particularly where services are used by younger audiences.
The available details state that the payment will be made to the US. No further information has been provided in the supplied material about any additional settlement terms, whether the companies admitted wrongdoing, or any operational changes that may follow.
The latest known position is that TikTok is to pay the $400m sum as part of the deal connected to the 2024 lawsuit over alleged data collection involving users under 13.
