TikTok to Pay $400 Million to Settle DOJ Child Privacy Case August 24, 2026 By Josh Sisco and Alexandra S. Levine TikTok Inc. and Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a a Biden-era lawsuit by the...
TikTok Finalizing Trio of Settlements in Addiction Litigation August 4, 2026 By Olivia Carville and Alexandra S. Levine TikTok is finalizing agreements to settle three upcoming trials related to allegations that its video product is addictive and harmful...
Meta Settles School Suit Over Social Media, Averting First Trial May 21, 2026 By Alexandra S. Levine, Olivia Carville and Madlin Mekelburg Meta Platforms Inc. reached an agreement to settle a landmark lawsuit alleging that addiction to Instagram and other top social...
Meta, TikTok, YouTube to Stand Trial on Youth Addiction Claims January 26, 2026 By Courtney Rozen Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth...
TikTok Monitored Grindr Activity in Violation of GDPR, Group Alleges December 17, 2025 By Leo Marchandon A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria’s data protection authority on Wednesday against TikTok, Grindr and AppsFlyer, alleging...
Minnesota Sues TikTok, Alleging it Preys on Young People With Addictive Algorithms August 26, 2025 By Steve Karnowski On Aug. 19, Minnesota joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people...
Meta, TikTok Can Be Sued by Mother of Teen Killed While ‘Subway Surfing’ July 1, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy...
TikTok’s New Owner Stands to Inherit 1,500 Safety, Privacy Suits April 4, 2025 By Peter Blumberg TikTok faces a mountain of litigation over child safety and privacy, a big risk for potential bidders vying to save...
TikTok Knew Live Video Feature ‘Groomed’ Minors, Utah AG Claims January 3, 2025 By Alexandra S. Levine TikTok has long known that its popular video livestreams encourage sexual content, including streams exploiting and “grooming” minors, according to...
Brazil Institute Sues Social Media Giants for $525M Over Excessive Use by Minors October 29, 2024 By Ricardo Brito Brazil’s Collective Defense Institute has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok,...