There is the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against TikTok with the Department of Justice after a lengthy investigation into the company’s privacy and security practices. “Our investigation found reason to believe that TikTok has violated or is about to violate the FTC Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),” FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan said. On X.
One Shared by the FTC, the regulator noted its investigation into TikTok following a 2019 nondisclosure agreement involving Musical.ly, which was acquired by ByteDance and eventually became TikTok. The FTC “also investigated additional potential violations of COPPA and the FTC Act,” it said. It’s unclear exactly what the FTC has become Politics Earlier this year, the regulator investigated TikTok for misleading users about whether their personal information was accessible to people in China.
The statement itself is a somewhat unusual move for the FTC, which has acknowledged that it typically does not make its referral decisions public. He said he believed it was “in the public interest” to do so in this case. The reference is likely to increase pressure on TikTok, which is fighting a legal battle against the US government. . Lawmakers and other officials argue the program poses a national security threat because of its ties to China.
A TikTok spokesperson told Engadget that the company was “disappointed” by the FTC’s decision. “We have been working with the FTC for more than a year to address its concerns,” the spokesperson said. “We are disappointed that the agency is pursuing litigation instead of continuing to work with us on a reasonable resolution. We strongly disagree. Many of the FTC’s claims are factually inaccurate or relate to past events and practices discussed in the product.”
