Tiktok was previously known as Musical.ly, which was popular among children. In February, the video social networking app agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
It was the largest civil penalty imposed by the consumer watchdog in a case involving a violation of children’s privacy rights.
The FTC alleged that the video social networking app collected the names, e-mail addresses, and other personal information of children without obtaining their parental consent. Its operators knew that a large number of its users were children (younger than 13).
Thousands of parents reported Tiktok’s unlawful business practice, which prompted the Commssion to investigate and file a complaint against it for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
