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TikTok Settles Child Privacy Lawsuit for $400M, Timing Lines Up With New Ownership Structure
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TikTok Settles Child Privacy Lawsuit for $400M, Timing Lines Up With New Ownership Structure

The DOJ says TikTok has made major changes to its ownership, management, and privacy practices, closing out a COPPA lawsuit that dates back to 2024. TikTok will pay $400 million, with $100 million of that held back until an old FTC agreement is formally vacated.

From Cease-and-Desist to MOU: ByteDance and Hollywood's Big Six Reach AI Copyright Agreement
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From Cease-and-Desist to MOU: ByteDance and Hollywood's Big Six Reach AI Copyright Agreement

The MPA sent ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter back in February. Now the two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding bringing TikTok, CapCut, Dreamina, and all of ByteDance's AI models under a copyright protection framework.

Federal Workers Get TikTok Back: One Memo Reverses the 2022 Ban
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Federal Workers Get TikTok Back: One Memo Reverses the 2022 Ban

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo officially allowing TikTok on government devices, closing the book on a four-year tug-of-war that began with the 2022 ban.