Federal lawsuit against TikTok to focus on children’s privacy: report

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is planning to focus an upcoming lawsuit against TikTok on allegations that the company violated the privacy rights of children, according to a new report.

The DOJ’s lawsuit will focus on children’s privacy rights rather than claims the social media platform misled adult users about data privacy practices, Reuters reported. The news comes after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it investigated potential violations by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance and referred the case to the DOJ o