DOJ Sues TikTok For Violating Privacy Of Kids Under 13

Reuters reports:

The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children’s privacy on the social media app.

The government said TikTok violated a law that prohibits collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.

The DOJ said TikTok knowingly permitted children to create regular TikTok accounts, and then create and share short-form videos and messages with adults and others on the regular TikTok platform. TikTok collected personal information from these children without obtaining consent from their parents.

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TikTok was sued by the US for allegedly collecting data on children in violation of a federal online privacy act, three months after the popular video app sued the government over a law that could ban it across the country.https://t.co/RJaNLmL4Um

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