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The US authorities filed another lawsuit against the company.
The US Department of Justice, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), initiated a civil lawsuit against the popular TikTok app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance. The authorities accuse the developers of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
According to the lawsuit, ByteDance and TikTok allowed millions of users under the age of 13 to create accounts for years without parental consent, despite the requirement to indicate the date of birth when registering. Young users were free to post content and interact with others, including adults, while the app collected and stored their personal information.
If the company is proven guilty, it faces colossal fines - up to $ 51,744 for each violation per day. The total amount can reach billions of dollars.
The data collected by TikTok includes names, ages, email addresses, phone numbers, device and location information, photos, videos, and audio files with the child's image and voice.
The US authorities have long been trying to limit the platform's influence. In April, President Biden signed a law requiring ByteDance to sell its U.S. assets to TikTok by January 19. However, TikTok CEO Shu Zi Chew said he was going to challenge the decision.
Former President and presidential candidate Donald Trump has also supported the idea of banning TikTok in the past.
On July 26, the authorities filed another charge against the company - for passing confidential information to China. In addition, lawmakers have long argued that TikTok negatively affects the mental health of teenagers.
The platform itself denies all charges. However, this is far from the first lawsuit. The company has already received fines in the EU and the UK for similar charges in the past year.
On July 30, the U.S. Senate passed a separate bill extending COPPA protection to teens under 17. The new law will ban targeted advertising for minors and allow the removal of personal information from social networks.
According to government data, in 2022, two-thirds of American teenagers used TikTok, and by the end of 2023, almost half of young Americans reported using the app several times a day.
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The US Department of Justice, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), initiated a civil lawsuit against the popular TikTok app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance. The authorities accuse the developers of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
According to the lawsuit, ByteDance and TikTok allowed millions of users under the age of 13 to create accounts for years without parental consent, despite the requirement to indicate the date of birth when registering. Young users were free to post content and interact with others, including adults, while the app collected and stored their personal information.
If the company is proven guilty, it faces colossal fines - up to $ 51,744 for each violation per day. The total amount can reach billions of dollars.
The data collected by TikTok includes names, ages, email addresses, phone numbers, device and location information, photos, videos, and audio files with the child's image and voice.
The US authorities have long been trying to limit the platform's influence. In April, President Biden signed a law requiring ByteDance to sell its U.S. assets to TikTok by January 19. However, TikTok CEO Shu Zi Chew said he was going to challenge the decision.
Former President and presidential candidate Donald Trump has also supported the idea of banning TikTok in the past.
On July 26, the authorities filed another charge against the company - for passing confidential information to China. In addition, lawmakers have long argued that TikTok negatively affects the mental health of teenagers.
The platform itself denies all charges. However, this is far from the first lawsuit. The company has already received fines in the EU and the UK for similar charges in the past year.
On July 30, the U.S. Senate passed a separate bill extending COPPA protection to teens under 17. The new law will ban targeted advertising for minors and allow the removal of personal information from social networks.
According to government data, in 2022, two-thirds of American teenagers used TikTok, and by the end of 2023, almost half of young Americans reported using the app several times a day.
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