TikTok to pay $400m in major US child privacy settlement
By The BriefBrief
TikTok will pay $400 million to the US as part of one of the largest child privacy settlements. The deal follows a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected “vast amounts of data” on millions of users under age 13.
WHO:TikTok and ByteDance
WHAT:TikTok agreed to pay $400 million in a child privacy settlement with the US.
WHEN:Reported Aug 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:The settlement resolves allegations that TikTok and ByteDance collected vast amounts of data on millions of users under 13.
