{"id":2648011,"date":"2026-08-21T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-settles-with-tiktok-for-400-million-over-child-safety-and-privacy-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:08:55","slug":"doj-settles-with-tiktok-for-400-million-over-child-safety-and-privacy-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-settles-with-tiktok-for-400-million-over-child-safety-and-privacy-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ settles with TikTok for $400 million over child safety and privacy concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-settles-with-tiktok-for-400-million-over-child-safety-and-privacy-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648011&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok adn its Chinese parent company ByteDance over concerns related to children&#8217;s safety and privacy. The settlement addresses allegations that TikTok violated laws by illegally collecting personal information from children under 13 without proper parental consent. Under the agreement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately to resolve compliance issues with the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act, and an additional $100 million after a court vacates a previous decree involving Musical.ly, TikTok\u2019s predecessor. The DOJ noted that TikTok has made significant improvements to its ownership, management, and privacy practices to enhance protections for young users. This resolution is part of broader efforts to regulate the platform, which has faced ongoing scrutiny over privacy issues and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-brings-in-250000-foreign-nationals-through-its-cbp-app-report\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Brings in 250K Foreign Nationals via CBP App.\">national security concerns due<\/a> to ByteDance&#8217;s ties to China. Notably, ByteDance recently agreed to a deal establishing a majority American-owned U.S. venture to oversee TikTok\u2019s operations, addressing security concerns and preventing a potential nationwide ban.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"438\">Department of Justice <\/a>on Friday announced it had reached a $400 million settlement with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"433\">social media<\/a> platform <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"432\">TikTok<\/a> and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over concerns about children\u2019s safety on the platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The litigation relates to a complaint filed by the DOJ in 2024 that accused TikTok and its affiliated entities of violating children\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/privacy\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1119\">privacy<\/a> by illegally gathering their information through the app.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4696859\/doj-tiktok-pay-government-settlement-child-privacy-act-illegal-information-collecting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ settles with TikTok for $400 million over child safety and privacy concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4696784\/polymarket-dozens-military-insider-trading-cases-doj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Polymarket flags dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polymarket-flags-dozens-of-military-insider-trading-cases-to-doj-report\/\" title=\"Polymarket flags dozens of military insider trading cases to ...: Report\">military insider trading cases<\/a> to DOJ: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4696662\/kris-mayes-no-evidence-quid-pro-quo-katie-hobbs-bribery-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Arizona attorney general says no evidence of quid pro quo in Katie Hobbs bribery investigation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the settlement, TikTok will immediately pay $300 million to the federal government to resolve the dispute over its compliance with the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act, which places restrictions on online services collecting personal information from children under 13. Another $100 million will be paid after a federal court vacates a previous decree involving Musical.ly, TikTok\u2019s predecessor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department\u2019s priority is ensuring that children are protected online and that companies entrusted with their personal information meet their legal obligations,\u201d Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said. \u201cThis resolution secures a substantial recovery while reinforcing the protections that families expect and deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute has a long history. Musical.ly agreed<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2019\/02\/video-social-networking-app-musically-agrees-settle-ftc-allegations-it-violated-childrens-privacy\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2019\/02\/video-social-networking-app-musically-agrees-settle-ftc-allegations-it-violated-childrens-privacy\"> in 2019 to pay $5.7 million to <\/a>settle <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ftc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2093\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a> allegations that it illegally collected information from children younger than 13. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >resulting court order imposed requirements intended<\/a> to ensure the company complied with children\u2019s privacy laws going forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But federal officials alleged those problems continued after Musical.ly became TikTok.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ, acting on a referral from the FTC, sued TikTok and ByteDance in August 2024. The government alleged TikTok knowingly allowed millions of children under 13 to create accounts outside its more restrictive children\u2019s experience and collected personal information from them without notifying or obtaining consent from their parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ said on Friday that TikTok \u201chas undergone significant changes to its ownership, management, compliance functions, and privacy practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe company has implemented extensive measures designed to strengthen safeguards for younger users, improve age-related controls, and enhance parental oversight,\u201d the department said in a press release. \u201cThose developments have materially advanced the public interests underlying the Department\u2019s litigation and have strengthened protections for millions of American families.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4683132\/white-house-tiktok-ban-government-devices\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4683132\/white-house-tiktok-ban-government-devices\/\">WHITE HOUSE LIFTS TIK TOK BAN ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES AFTER OWNERSHIP SHIFT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The settlement resolves one major piece of the government\u2019s yearslong scrutiny of TikTok. The company separately faced national security concerns over ByteDance\u2019s ties to China, which prompted Congress in 2024 to enact a law requiring the company to divest its U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ByteDance reached a deal earlier this year establishing a majority American-owned venture overseeing TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations, resolving the immediate threat that the platform could be shut down in the United States. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ settles TikTok for $400M over child safety concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2648012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26023052378716.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33402,4325,19584,6248],"class_list":["post-2648011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-child-safety","tag-privacy","tag-settlements","tag-tiktok"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26023052378716.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648015,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648011\/revisions\/2648015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}