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TikTok to pay US$400m to settle US kids’ data privacy suit

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 8/22 08:54 X
TikTok to pay US$400m to settle US kids’ data privacy suit
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 — TikTok has agreed to pay US$400 million (RM1.57 billion) to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing...

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Regulators around the world have been ramping up enforcement against social media companies that violate laws around protecting children’s data, privacy and safety.

Chinese company ByteDance – which sold off a majority stake of its US entity earlier this year in order to avoid a ban by the Trump administration – is also named as part of the settlement. It has a 19.9 per cent ownership stake in TikTok US, according to US media.

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Malay Mail
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Aug 22, 2026
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Aug 22, 2026
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