The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating child privacy laws in the country.

As part of the settlement, the social media platform will pay 300millionimmediately,andanadditional300 million immediately, and an additional 100 million "upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against