Overview
TikTok is a short-form video social platform owned by ByteDance. It faces extensive US litigation over child safety and data privacy.
Recent Developments
- 2026-09-25: First US state settlement — Alabama, minimum 300M). Two-hour daily teen limit, overnight ban 12am-6am, cosmetic filter prohibition, productive pauses (2026-09-26-tiktok-alabama-100m-settlement)
- 27+ states and DC have similar pending lawsuits