United States v. TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. (COPPA)
- AI system / company
- TikTok/ByteDance
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Court / regulator
- U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. (DOJ on FTC referral)
- Status
- Ongoing
What happened
The DOJ and FTC sued TikTok and ByteDance alleging that since 2019 they knowingly permitted children to create regular accounts, collected and retained their personal data, and failed to honor parental deletion requests, in violation of COPPA and a prior 2019 FTC consent order. The complaint seeks civil penalties of up to $51,744 per violation per day and permanent injunctive relief.
About child safety cases
Matters involving platforms or AI products exposing children to predators, explicit content, or illegal data collection (COPPA), and companion-AI harms to minors.
Sources
Attorneys who handle child safety cases
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
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- Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Georgia
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Northwest Justice Project
Northwest Justice Project · Washington
Landlord / tenantFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Legal Aid Service of Broward County · Florida
Family law (divorce, custody, support)Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Lone Star Legal Aid
Lone Star Legal Aid · Texas
Landlord / tenantConsumer protection / unfair practicesFamily law (divorce, custody, support)Opens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
- Legal Aid Chicago
Legal Aid Chicago · Illinois
Landlord / tenantEmployment (discrimination, wage theft, wrongful termination)Consumer protection / unfair practicesOpens your email app with a ready-to-edit draft. Replace the bracketed prompts with your details before sending. Free — no account needed.
Related cases
- State of New Mexico v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Ruling issued)
- State of Louisiana v. Roblox Corporation (Filed)
- State of Florida v. Snap, Inc. (Filed)
- Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc. (Settled)
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