TikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says
TikTok and ByteDance reached a settlement of at least $100 million regarding a lawsuit over the app's mental health effects on minors in Alabama.
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced Friday it reached a minimum $100 million settlement deal with TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, days before a state court was set to hear arguments surrounding the app's potential mental health effects on minors. TikTok has 45 days to respond to the settlement, which could balloon to $300...
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