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TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million to resolve allegations that the platform violated American children's privacy laws by allowing underage account creation and failing to delete data upon parental request.
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle US Justice Department allegations that the app violated children's online privacy protections and illegally collected personal information from minors.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has resolved a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which will pay $150,000 and overhaul its record-retention policies.
A US safety investigation into a fatal Tesla crash in Texas has concluded the driver manually overrode the self-driving feature moments before the accident, shifting focus to broader questions about autonomous vehicle safety and regulation.