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TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features

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TikTok reached a settlement with Alabama to pay at least $100 million and implement new safety features for teen users. The agreement was reached shortly before the state's lawsuit against the company was scheduled to go to trial.

TikTok will pay the state of Alabama at least $100 million and must implement a slew of safety features for teens in the state as part of a settlement agreement reached just before the case was set to go to trial. Alabama sued the social media company in 2025 claiming that the platform had negative...

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