Musical.ly, FTC Settle Children’s Privacy Claims for $5.7M (1)

The operator of a social media app will pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated a child online privacy law, the agency said.

The FTC said it was the biggest civil penalty it has obtained under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Musical.ly, which now goes by TikTok after a 2018 merger, agreed to settle the agency’s claims that it illegally collected children’s personal information, the commission said.

“This record penalty should be a reminder to all online services and websites that target children: We take enforcement of COPPA very seriously, and we will not ...