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  1. U.S. Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations

    The Justice Department said TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.

     By David McCabe and

    The offices of ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, in Singapore.
    The offices of ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, in Singapore.
    CreditOre Huiying for The New York Times

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  2. Read the lawsuit

    The Justice Department said in its legal filing that TikTok had violated a leading child privacy law.

     
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