US sues TikTok for violating children privacy protection laws
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and parent ByteDance alleging widespread violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), including permitting children under 13 to create accounts outside Kids Mode, collecting and retaining their personal data without parental consent, failing to delete data upon request, and misleading parents; the complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief and references prior regulatory fines in Europe while TikTok disputes the allegations.
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