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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.

Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Claim as Social Media Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Oakland This Week
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Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Claim as Social Media Addiction Trial Kicks Off in Oakland This Week

A California federal court begins hearing Meta's social media addiction case this week, with 29 states alleging violations of COPPA children's privacy law and seeking damages of up to $1.4 trillion. Meta calls the figure "outrageous," and even the judge has called it unreasonable.