TikTok has agreed to pay $100m and limit children’s daily use of the platform under a settlement with the US state of Alabama.
Alabama had been preparing to take TikTok to trial over allegations that the company intentionally made its service addictive to young users. The settlement avoids that trial while introducing a financial payment and restrictions related to children’s daily usage.
The claims concern TikTok’s alleged impact on young users and whether the platform was designed in a way that encouraged addictive behaviour. The supplied details do not state whether TikTok admitted liability as part of the agreement.
The settlement represents an agreement between TikTok and Alabama over the state’s case. Further details about how the daily usage limit will operate, when the restrictions will take effect and how the $100m payment will be used were not provided.
