Alabama wins $100M and concessions in TikTok deal concerning child safety
Alabama reached a settlement with TikTok in the state’s lawsuit over its concerns about child safety on the app on Friday, securing new safety features on the app and averting a trial set for Monday.
TL;DR
- Alabama reached a settlement with TikTok over child safety concerns.
- TikTok will pay a minimum of $100 million to Alabama.
- New safety features include a two-hour daily time limit for children.
- Additional features include "productive pauses," restrictions from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., restricted notifications during school hours, stronger age verification, a nonpersonalized feed, and prohibition of certain filters.
- The settlement averts the first state trial against TikTok for child safety issues.
- This follows Alabama's participation in a multistate settlement with Meta regarding child safety.