The U.S. FTC Goes After TikTok For Violating Children’s Privacy – 2024
The U.S. FTC Goes After TikTok For Violating Children’s Privacy
TikTok has Repeatedly Disregarded U.S. Law on Protecting Children!
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Authors:
• SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
• U.S. FTC – Federal Trade Commission
About This Article
The FTC and DOJ have filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, accusing them of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and a 2019 FTC consent order.
The lawsuit alleges that TikTok failed to notify and obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.
Despite knowing millions of children used the platform, TikTok allegedly continued to collect and use their data unlawfully, including through “age unknown” accounts bypassing age gates.
