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Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data

The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency.

The complaint, filed together with the Federal Trade Commission in a California federal court, comes as the U.S. and the prominent social media company are embroiled in yet another legal battle that will determine if – or how – TikTok will continue to operate in the country.

The latest lawsuit focuses on allegations that TikTok, a trend-setting platform popular among young users, and its China-based parent company ByteDance violated a federal law that requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parental consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.

HurlingDurling ,
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Cool, but I’m hoping that they also sue meta, Google, and Microsoft next

Atsur ,

Exactly! As if they’re “legally” collecting children’s data

FlyingSquid ,
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Regardless of the TikTok ban, this doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. I think any social media platform that allows children is probably harvesting their data. TikTok just has the misfortune of being under a microscope.

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