TikTok agreed to pay $100 million in a lawsuit filed in Alabama for allegedly encouraging excessive use by children and to impose night/school time restrictions with a 2-hour daily limit on children's use of the platform.
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TikTok was sued in Alabama for allegedly being designed to cause children to overuse the platform.
Social media platform TikTok reached an agreement to pay $100 million in the lawsuit filed in the US state of Alabama, claiming that it was designed to encourage excessive use by children, and to take new measures to limit children's use of the platform.
According to the BBC, within the scope of the settlement reached between TikTok and the state of Alabama, the company will pay 100 million dollars to the plaintiff and take a series of measures against children's use of the platform.
Accordingly, while children in Alabama will be limited to 2 hours per day for using TikTok, children's access to the application will also be restricted at night and during school hours.
The company will also allow parents to more comprehensively monitor their children's use of the platform.
While TikTok must make the $100 million payment within 45 days, it is expected to make an additional payment of up to $300 million to the state of Alabama if the settlement conditions are not met.
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