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TikTok and ByteDance settle DOJ COPPA case for $400 million
TikTok and ByteDance agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a 2024 Justice Department lawsuit under COPPA. The companies do not admit wrongdoing.
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TikTok and ByteDance agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a 2024 Justice Department lawsuit under COPPA. The companies do not admit wrongdoing.
Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal asked TikTok to explain an experiment that withheld an algorithmic safeguard from a U.S. control group. They set a September 1 deadline and listed 13 questions.
Australia passed the News Bargaining Incentive, taxing designated platforms 2.5% of advertising revenue if they lack commercial deals with local media. The rule covers Meta, Google, TikTok, and LinkedIn when they run a significant social or search service and local ad revenue exceeds A$250 million.
