Trump Admin Presses Bid To Vacate 2019 TikTok Settlement
The Trump administration will appeal a district court judge’s rejection of a proposed settlement with TikTok over charges that the app violated the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from users younger than 13.
The deal would have vacated a 2019 settlement between TikTok and the Federal Trade Commission over the charge that the company’s predecessor, Musical.ly, violated the same law.
Last month, U.S. District Court Judge George Wu in the Central District of California refused to approve the agreement, writing that the government failed to prove the 2019 order should be set aside.
That order required TikTok to pay $5 million and comply with numerous conditions going forward.
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