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Final Approval of TikTok Privacy Settlement

On 28 July 2022, the TikTok Privacy Settlement to resolve multidistrict litigation over the company’s alleged misuse of its users’ private data was granted final approval by the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit is ba…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-02-25
under deliberation

A Privacy Settlement to resolve multidistrict litigation over TikTok's alleged misuse of its users’…

2021-10-01
under investigation

The TikTok Privacy Settlement to resolve multidistrict litigation over the company’s alleged misuse…

2022-07-28
in force

On 28 July 2022, the TikTok Privacy Settlement to resolve multidistrict litigation over the company…