TikTok settlement with Alabama could reach $300 million, attorney general says
Alabama’s attorney general announced a settlement agreement with TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, with a minimum value of $100 million. The announcement came days before a state court was scheduled to hear arguments about the app’s potential mental health effects on minors; TikTok has 45 days to respond, and the agreement could reach $300 million.
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that it had reached a settlement agreement with TikTok and ByteDance worth at least $100 million.
The announcement came days before a state court was scheduled to hear arguments about the potential mental health effects of TikTok on minors.
TikTok has 45 days to respond to the settlement. The agreement could reach $300 million, according to the announcement.
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