TikTok reaches legal agreement in the United States regarding the protection of minors

After Meta, TikTok in turn comes to terms with American justice. Its American subsidiary, which was due to begin a trial on Monday over its serious failings on the subject of the protection of minors, agreed this weekend to pay at least $100 million to the American state and committed to strengthening its protection measures to put an end to the procedure.

As a reminder, the state of Alabama attacked the short video sharing platform a year ago, at the instigation of its prosecutor Steve Marshall. The latter accusing the publisher of the application with two billion users worldwide of harming the mental health of children.

The company was particularly accused of its addictive algorithm, which allegedly pushes minors towards violent, sexual, or even suicidal content. Insufficiently moderated videos targeted at young users by the platform, which does not apply a strict age restriction regime.