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TikTok Settles Lawsuit with Alabama, to Implement Safety Measures
WHY IT MATTERS
The settlement highlights concerns over social media safety and the need for platforms to protect their users, particularly children.
What happened
TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama, resolving claims that the platform endangered children and misled consumers about its safety. The agreement requires TikTok to impose new usage limits and enhanced age-verification measures for users in the state.
This includes implementing a daily time limit for teenagers in Alabama.
The settlement comes days before a scheduled trial.
PRIMARY SOURCES
TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps
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- Revision 1 · Initial ingestion · Sep 26, 2026, 2:46 AM
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