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TikTok pays 400 million dollars

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TikTok pays 400 million dollars to the USA. This ends checks by the law office. It was about data protection for children. TikTok collected data of children under 13 years. This happened without permission of the parents. This broke laws in the USA.

The lawsuit started in the year 2024. Back then Joe Biden was president. TikTok does not admit guilt with the payment. The firm now improved its rules. Also the owner of the firm changed. The USA business now belongs mostly to American firms. Donald Trump made this change happen.

Before TikTok belonged fully to the firm Byte-Dance from China. In the USA this is now different. Thus the app shall stay safe in the USA. Worldwide many million people use TikTok. In the USA there are now strict checks for age. Children under 13 years may not have accounts there.

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Definitions

Datenschutz
Data protection means that personal info of people gets safe. No one may collect or use this info without permission.
Vergleich
A comparison is an agreement before court. Both sides agree on a solution, for example a money payment, to end the dispute.
Justizministerium
The justice office is an office of the state. It looks at laws and makes sure that the right is kept.

People

Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a politician in the USA. He was the president of the states of America.
Joe Biden
Joe Biden is an American politician. He was president of the USA before Donald Trump.

Locations

Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
The USA are a big country in North America. It has 50 states.
China
China is a very big country in Asia with many people.

Sources

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20 Min

TikTok-Ermittlungen: US-Justiz stoppt Verfahren nach 400-Millionen-Zahlung

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ZDFheute

Datenschutz bei Kindern: TikTok legt Streit für 400 Millionen bei

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Standard

US-Justiz stoppt Ermittlungen gegen TikTok nach Zahlung von 400 Millionen Dollar

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Die Presse

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