U.S. lawsuit against TikTok to focus on childrens' privacy

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to focus an upcoming lawsuit against TikTok on allegations that the popular social media platform violated the privacy rights of children, rather than claims it misled adult users about its data privacy practices, according to a source familiar with the matter. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigated the potential violations by TikTok and its parent company ByteDance and referred the case to the Justice Department on Tuesday. "The investigation uncovered reason to believe named defendants are violating or are about to violate the law and that a proceeding is in the public interest," the…