TikTok has been fined a record $5.7 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the illegal collection of data from children, the FTC said on Wednesday (Feb. 27). The fine applies to the company’s social networking app Musical.ly. “This is the largest civil penalty...
November 01, 2019
The United States government is investigating China-based ByteDance Technology, the company that owns popular video app TikTok, according to Reuters. The investigation is mainly centered around the company’s acquisition of social media app Musical.ly two years ago. U.S. lawmakers have been calling for an investigation into the company for some time, and their concerns include […]
February 27, 2019
TikTok has been fined a record $5.7 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the illegal collection of data from children, the FTC said on Wednesday (Feb. 27). The...
