TikTok Agrees to $100M Settlement with Alabama
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement over allegations of misleading users about safety and addicting children.
Video platform TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million as part of a settlement addressing allegations that the company misled users about safety and designed its platform to addict children.
The settlement, which was scheduled to go to trial on Monday, could see TikTok pay the state a total of $300 million depending on certain conditions, according to the Alabama Attorney General's office. The company has also agreed to implement a two-hour daily time limit for underage users, enhance parental controls, and restrict overnight usage and cosmetic filters.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall stated that parents in his state can now "rest easier knowing real protections are in place to shield their children from the dangers of social media addiction."
TikTok commented that the settlement "builds on our commitment and core objective to continually enhance our robust safety tools to protect teens."
This follows a separate $400 million settlement TikTok reached with the Department of Justice in August over alleged violations of child privacy laws.