TikTok To Pay $400M In Major US Child Privacy Settlement

TikTok and ByteDance have agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US government to resolve allegations of unlawfully collecting personal data from millions of children. The Department of Justice secured this payment following a 2024 complaint regarding violations of the Children s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This resolution with TikTok and its affiliated entities represents one of the largest financial recoveries ever achieved by the DOJ in cases concerning children s online privacy and data collection.