2026-08-21 93e92c5f0f559c5d3ddfa340dede8c912e26fd2c /feed/2026/08/21/tiktok-agrees-to-pay-400-million-to-settle-a-united-states-justice-department-lawsuit-alleging-violations-of-federal-ch TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a United States justice department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent. 1787414503 2026-08-21 67694c247d956deee013d2a57a39d747c22a1348 16 Lawsuits involving TikTok 1 /wiki/lawsuits%20involving%20tiktok TikTok 2 /wiki/tiktok U.S. Justice Department 14 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20justice federal children's privacy law 37 /wiki/children's%20online%20privacy%20protection%20act parental consent 71 /wiki/parental%20consent Lawsuits involving TikTok TikTok U.S. Justice Department federal children's privacy law parental consent Lawsuits involving TikTok 2026-02-1 e176c6ff786fbc52735274f18515d56226b28ad8 16 U.S. Justice Department 1 /feed/2026/02/1/peter-mandelson-resigns-from-labour-party-uk-after-the-united-states-department-of-justice-releases-files-showing-that Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour Party (UK) after the United States Department of Justice releases files showing that convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein made £55,000 ($75,000) in payments to Lord Mandelson in three separate transactions in 2003 and 2004. 2025-12-19 7e85802a105fe1f98ed937e76148626c3dc944dd 4 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/12/19/social-media-platform-tiktok-announces-a-deal-to-sell-801-of-its-united-states-based-assets-to-a-consortium-of-compani Social media platform TikTok announces a deal to sell 80.1% of its United States-based assets to a consortium of companies, including Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX, and existing ByteDance investors, to avoid a ban in the US. 2025-12-15 2a9de23d91eed5738fddc0e1d0100808289ab576 14 U.S. Justice Department 1 /feed/2025/12/15/danske-bank-completes-its-three-year-corporate-probation-with-the-united-states-department-of-justice-concluding-all-re Danske Bank completes its three-year corporate probation with the United States Department of Justice, concluding all regulatory proceedings related to suspicious transactions at its former Estonian branch, after pleading guilty to bank fraud conspiracy and forfeiting US$2 billion as part of a 2022 settlement. 2025-11-25 3878ae3519ef97783a9f973291ffc3217930148e 17 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/11/25/singapore-orders-meta-and-tiktok-to-block-local-access-to-the-social-media-accounts-of-an-australian-man-whose-posts-adv Singapore orders Meta and TikTok to block local access to the social media accounts of an Australian man whose posts advocate replacing Singapore's secular system with an Islamic state and seek to cause communal tensions and influence elections. 2025-10-5 ea743a72cd0676397c3f7cbb7fa132a79d53bcda 21 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/10/5/indonesia-lifts-its-temporary-suspension-of-tiktok-s-operating-license-after-the-platform-provided-government-requested Indonesia lifts its temporary suspension of TikTok's operating license after the platform provided government-requested data on live streaming activity during the recent protests. 2025-07-7 86cbc6cde8f8277778f788fdd74cc639722640a6 /feed/2025/07/7/the-united-states-department-of-justice-alleges-that-the-alleged-epstein-client-list-does-not-exist-in-contradiction The United States Department of Justice alleges that the alleged "Epstein client list" does not exist, in contradiction of Attorney General Pam Bondi's claims of possessing it, and reaffirms that Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide. 1752033366 2025-07-7 3d938376d12022498e1e01a0437195c9ac42b6ad /feed/2025/07/7/the-united-states-department-of-justice-announces-that-the-alleged-epstein-client-list-does-not-exist-and-reaffirms-th The United States Department of Justice announces that the alleged "Epstein client list" does not exist and reaffirms that Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide. 1751990197 2025-07-7 16aa706605e348c477b9506133b848265666df3f /feed/2025/07/7/the-united-states-department-of-justice-announces-that-the-alleged-epstein-client-list-does-not-exist-and-that-jeffre The United States Department of Justice announces that the alleged "Epstein client list" does not exist, and that Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide. 1751968566 2025-07-7 2da75f273d789180fb3078dc088f6d55f468b37f 22 U.S. Justice Department 1 /feed/2025/07/7/the-united-states-department-of-justice-announces-that-the-alleged-epstein-client-list-does-not-exist-in-contradictio The United States Department of Justice announces that the alleged "Epstein client list" does not exist, in contradiction of Attorney General Pam Bondi's claims of possessing it, and reaffirms that Jeffrey Epstein's death was suicide. 2025-02-7 164c593c849fc073af7ac846794d0f64659d2a58 /feed/2025/02/7/us-vice-president-jd-vance-and-national-security-advisor-michael-waltz-are-announced-to-be-in-charge-of-a-potential-ti U.S. Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz are announced to be in charge of a potential TikTok sale. 1739567931 2025-02-7 0db5770cde7bdb8dd1c466d03bd2f8ef64c91f0f /feed/2025/02/7/vice-president-jd-vance-and-national-security-advisor-michael-waltz-are-announced-in-charge-of-a-potential-tiktok-sale Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz are announced in charge of a potential TikTok sale. 1738984642 2025-02-7 405a6d6a5111180d7d4323e6c43652ac9766afbe 23 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/02/7/us-vice-president-jd-vance-and-national-security-advisor-mike-waltz-are-announced-to-be-in-charge-of-a-potential-tikto U.S. Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are announced to be in charge of a potential TikTok sale. 2025-01-20 2bc3ff92d0f7512ab54d32a16db49553004f35db /feed/2025/01/20/president-trump-signs-an-executive-order-to-delay-the-ban-on-tiktok-in-the-united-states-for-75-days President Trump signs an executive order to delay the ban on TikTok in the United States for 75 days. 1737443592 2025-01-20 944cd0c12258ac74b3ba889d860decd35f3f184f /feed/2025/01/20/trump-signs-an-executive-order-to-delay-the-ban-on-tiktok-in-the-united-states-for-75-days Trump signs an executive order to delay the ban on TikTok in the United States for 75 days. 1737436388 2025-01-20 da56c4cf4efaefdc60f844f807a156f1cb97e7a9 30 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/01/20/trump-signs-an-executive-order-to-delay-enforcement-of-the-law-banning-tiktok-in-the-united-states-for-75-days Trump signs an executive order to delay enforcement of the law banning TikTok in the United States for 75 days. 2025-01-19 94281f65c37a48506decde876675c7bbc0d2b995 /feed/2025/01/19/social-media-platform-tiktok-suspends-its-services-in-the-united-states-to-comply-with-the-protecting-americans-from-for Social media platform TikTok suspends its services in the United States to comply with the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act after its owner ByteDance failed to sell its U.S. operations before January 19. However, despite the ban on TikTok, ByteDance later restores TikTok services in the United States, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stated that he would issue an executive order on Monday to delay the implementation of the ban. 1737357182 2025-01-19 a347e98589c9e7d67e96503ff432e32a589e8024 19 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/01/19/social-media-platform-tiktok-temporarily-suspends-most-of-its-services-in-the-united-states-as-the-protecting-americans Social media platform TikTok temporarily suspends most of its services in the United States as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act goes into effect. TikTok restores these services, but its app remains unavailable in U.S. markets on the App Store and Google Play. 2025-01-17 e9ac47a09326a183f5d8cf6f1c3fbf30987a38a9 /feed/2025/01/17/the-united-states-supreme-court-upholds-the-law-that-will-ban-tiktok-in-the-united-states-on-the-19th The United States Supreme Court upholds the law that will ban TikTok in the United States on the 19th. 1737167423 2025-01-17 2ad1d8fdd223c1323e16f071ccbdfdb894992c70 /feed/2025/01/17/the-united-states-supreme-court-upholds-a-law-that-bans-tiktok-in-the-united-states The United States Supreme Court upholds a law that bans TikTok in the United States. 1737141134 2025-01-17 e4ceeaab6760fc0ae88a4c4c0792d56277d40e6a 10 TikTok 1 /feed/2025/01/17/the-united-states-supreme-court-upholds-a-law-that-could-ban-tiktok-in-the-united-states-on-january-19-unless-the-social The United States Supreme Court upholds a law that could ban TikTok in the United States on January 19 unless the social media platform is sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance. /feed/2026/08/21/tiktok-agrees-to-pay-400-million-to-settle-a-us-justice-department-lawsuit-alleging-violations-of-federal-children-s AFP via France 24 21 41c30191e4329348865b930a460740041cc081f8 8 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260821-tiktok-to-pay-400-mn-settlement-in-us-children-s-privacy-case 2026 TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy law through the collection of personal data from users under 13 without parental consent.