TikTok to pay Alabama $116 million in lawsuit settlement

TikTok will pay Alabama $116 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the platform addicted children and misrepresented its safety. The settlement requires the company to implement new safety features.
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office and TikTok Friday reached a settlement over a state lawsuit that alleged the social media platform addicted children and lied about the safety of its platform. The settlement, coming about a month after the social media platform settled a similar lawsuit with the federal government, requires TikTok to install features […]
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