DOJ Sues China-Based TikTok for Collecting ‘Extensive Personal Information’ From Children
The Department of Justice on Friday sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, alleging the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform breached U.S. child privacy laws by allowing millions of children to create accounts without parental consent and unlawfully collecting their personal information. TikTok has violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), according to the Friday lawsuit,