The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without their parents' permission and collecting 'extensive data' on them, in violation of US child privacy law.
The DOJ claims that TikTok knowingly let kids onto its platform through its 'Kids Mode,' collected their information, and failed to delete their accounts at their parents' requests, in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The lawsuit alleges that TikTok's age-gating techniques 'are deficient in multiple ways,' mentioning issues with account creation processes and categorizing accounts based on log-in methods.
The DOJ is seeking to prevent TikTok from violating COPPA in the future and impose civil penalties for each violation, which could amount to $51,744 per violation, per day, under the FTC Act.
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