DOJ settles with TikTok for $400 million over child safety and privacy concerns

“The Department’s priority is ensuring that children are protected online and that companies entrusted with their personal information meet their legal obligations,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said. “This resolution secures a substantial recovery while reinforcing the protections that families expect and deserve.” The dispute has a long history. Musical.ly agreed in 2019 to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it illegally collected information from children younger than 13. The resulting court order imposed requirements intended to ensure the company complied with children’s privacy laws going forward. But federal officials alleged those problems continued after Musical.ly…