OAN’s Brooke Mallory
Friday, June 21, 2024 1:43 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is preparing to file a consumer protection lawsuit against ByteDance’s TikTok app later this year. Bloomberg News It was reported on Thursday.
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Rather than pursuing claims that TikTok misled U.S. users about the security of their data, the Justice Department reportedly plans to sue the company for violating children’s privacy, a separate issue that has been discussed before.
The department plans to drop parts of the complaint that alleges TikTok misled U.S. customers by failing to disclose that employees of its parent company with offices in China had access to their financial and personal data, according to the sources.
Request for Comments Reuters The Department of Justice, the FTC and TikTok did not immediately respond.
but, Reuters The company revealed earlier this week that the FTC had filed a complaint with the Department of Justice against TikTok and its parent company for alleged privacy violations involving minors.
“In 2019, TikTok agreed to pay $5.7 million to resolve the FTC’s allegations that it unlawfully collected personal information from children. At the time, the FTC said this was the largest civil penalty ever obtained in a children’s privacy case. The case alleged that Musical.ly (TikTok’s predecessor) violated the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires companies to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information from children under the age of 13.” variety report.
Meanwhile on Thursday, TikTok and ByteDance asked a US court to overturn a law that they say will ban the popular short-form video app in the US from January 19.Number2025.
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