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TikTok is facing increasing regulatory pressure in the US over allegations that its platform is addictive and harms young people. Meta had previously reached an agreement with several states that included billions of dollars in payments and similar usage restrictions.
After Facebook group Meta, Tiktok in a US state has also agreed to limit usage times for teenagers. With the commitments and a payment of up to $300 million, the short video platform wants to avoid a trial that should begin next week. Among other things, it should be about the accusation that Tiktok was specifically designed to make children addicted.
The restrictions include a time limit of two hours per day for young users in Alabama, as the state's attorney general, Steve Marshall, announced. Access will also be restricted between midnight and 6 a.m. - and teenagers will not be allowed to use cosmetic filters in their videos.
Meta agreed to a payment of up to $18 billion and similar restrictions in a settlement with several states last month. The Facebook Group hopes that Snapchat and the video platform YouTube will also follow the restrictions.
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Other US states will seek similar settlements with TikTok and other social media platforms.
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TikTok has agreed to limit usage time to two hours a day for teenagers in Alabama and ban late-night access and cosmetic filters to avoid a lawsuit that raises allegations of encouraging addiction among children.

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TikTok has settled a lawsuit in Alabama over alleged inadequate protection of minors from social media addiction through a settlement. The company must pay at least $100 million and limit daily usage time for young users to two hours. The payment is due within 45 days and can be increased up to $300 million under certain conditions. The settlement ends the proceedings three days before the trial is scheduled to begin in Montgomery. Lawsuits from more than a dozen other US states remain unaffected.
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