TikTok reaches $92 million settlement over nationwide privacy lawsuit
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has agreed to pay $92 million to settle a class action lawsuit over alleged privacy violations, which included claims that the app collected highly sensitive personal data" to track users and target ads to them. TikTok rejected the allegations but said it didn't want to spend time litigating the issue.
While we disagree with the assertions, rather than go through lengthy litigation, we'd like to focus our efforts on building a safe and joyful experience for the TikTok community," a TikTok spokesperson wrote in a statement sent to The Verge.
A settlement for 21 combined lawsuits
The settlement combines 21 proposed class action lawsuits against TikTok over an assortment of alleged privacy violations. The lawsuit makes some...