TikTok to pay record-breaking $5.7M fine for violating child privacy law

The company behind the popular lip-syncing app TikTok has agreed to pay nearly $6 million as part of a record-breaking settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that it “illegally collected” sensitive data from children — including voice recordings and geolocation. “This is the largest civil penalty ever obtained by the Commission in a...

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