TikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve a lawsuit alleging violations of child privacy laws. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, accused the company of improperly collecting data from users under 13 and failing to comply with parental requests to delete accounts. The settlement includes an immediate payment of $300 million and an additional $100 million contingent on the dissolution of a prior consent decree related to Musical.ly.