United States of America: FTC investigation into Musical.ly (TikTok) concerning the collection of children personal information
Progress
Current status
in force
18 Jun 2024 in force
27 Feb 2019 in force
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced FTC referral of complaint against TikTok for potential COPPA and FTC Act violations to Department of Justice
On 18 June 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) referred a complaint to the Department of Justice (DOJ) against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. The referral originates from an ongoing investigation into TikTok, specifically the assessme…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Reached settlement in FTC investigation into Musical.ly (TikTok) concerning the collection of children personal information
On 27 February 2019, the video social networking app Musical.ly (TikTok) agreed to pay a settlement of USD 5.7 million to resolve allegations made by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the company unlawfully collected personal information from …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body