TikTok pays Alabama $100m over teen safety case
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million and set strict time limits and other protections for teen users.
The settlement stops a trial set for Monday over claims TikTok misled parents about safety tools. Teens can use the app just two hours a day and cannot access it between midnight and 6am.
The app will ban beauty filters for under-18s, turn off alerts during school hours, and improve age checks. The deal matches restrictions Meta agreed to in a recent settlement with US states.
TikTok could pay up to $300 million total if 40 other states sign similar deals.
- $100 million
- Minimum payment to Alabama
- 2 hours
- Daily time limit for teens
- Midnight to 6am
- Night access blocked
- $300 million
- Potential total if 40 states sign
Why it mattersThe settlement shows legal pressure on social media to protect teens. Other states are suing, so other platforms may follow suit.
AustraliaAustralian teenagers using TikTok will receive the same protective features: daily time limits, sleep-hour restrictions, and safer algorithm recommendations.
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