SMRTR TechAug 23, 2026The Next Web

TikTok will pay $400mn over children’s privacy, a number Europe reached in 2023

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TikTok and ByteDance agreed to pay $400 million to settle US allegations that millions of children under 13 used the platform and had their data collected without parental consent. The real consequence is not the fine but the required changes to age controls, parental tools, and user safeguards.

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